Harmony And Fusion:Study On Wansongxingxiu's Dhyana Thought System

Wansongxingxiu is one of the important Zen monks between the Jin and Yuan Dynasty.Xingxiu and his students made concerted efforts,resulting in the second boom in the history of the Soto,like the sun in broad daylight,even almost Comparable to Rinzai in the area share.It is worth mentioning that harmony plays an important role in the whole Wansongxingxiu's dhyana thought system.Harmony is general characteristic and the central link of Xingxiu's dhyana thought,as well as a joint to understanding it comprehensively and accurately.In this regard,scholars have also mentioned,but there has still been no special and more systematic research so far.Therefore,it is very important and necessary to the study Wansongxingxiu's harmony concept and historical influence.In addition to the first chapter Preface,this paper is mainly divided into the following five chapters:In chapter two,first of all,put Wansongxingxiu back to the era he lived and figure out what happened in that era.On this basis,clarify Xingxiu's the life story and works by reading many historical biography data.Then,a stereoscopic and a vivid image of Xingxiu will be showed in front of us.His life can be divided into three periods:being a monk when young and realize the truth,being a abbot of' famous temples and well-known between the two dynasties;death and many works left.What a pity it is that only two books are survived.Then make an introduction on the two books,especially on xingxiu's relatively late and more mature work,mainly including two aspects:content structure and the reference to buddhist classics and Zen literature.So that we can grasp harmony degree of Wansongxingxiu's dhyana thought on the whole.In chapter three,chapter four and chapter five,the main parts of the article,analyse Wansongxingxiu's free harmony concept through his concrete works content.These chapters are respectively from different levels,the third chapter first hold the core,then from the inside out,the fourth chapter is devoted to thought between Zen and Huayan sect,as well as thought between Soto and the other four Zen sects,while the fifth chapter focuses on thought among Buddhism,the Confucian and Taoist.Only through such a progressive analysis,can Wansongxingxiu's harmonious thought can be understood thoroughly.Last but not least,in chapter six,introduce Wansongxingxiu's the historical influence of harmony concept.In the attitude towards two regimes,he get along well with Dynasty Jin and Dynasty Yuan.In the Buddhist circles,he is sainted with many followers.In the Taoist circles,his favorite pupils led the debates between Buddhism and Taoism two times.In the relationship with Confucianism,respected by scholar-bureaucrat,and his Zen is called"Confucianism Zen".