世界名人谈佛教 (7)
讲欢喜的宗教
佛教极为反对忧郁、悲哀、悔罪和沮丧的心态,它们被认为是觉悟真理的障碍。另一方面,极有趣的是,欢喜心是“七觉支”之一,是为证得涅槃所必须培养的基本品质。
——罗睺罗《佛陀的启示》
Joyful religion
Buddhism is quite opposed to the melancholic,
sorrowful, penitent and gloomy attitude of mind which is considered
a hindrance to the realization of Truth. On the other hand, it
is interesting to remember here that joy is one of the seven‘Factors
of Illumination’,the essential qualities to be cultivated for the
realization of Nirvana.
~Ven.
Dr. W. Rahula, “What the Buddha Taught”
向其他宗教挑战
正如我们从实际记载中发现,佛教不是一个喜欢假说的原始系统,而是一个对其他宗教提出挑战的宗教。
——比夏普·郭芮《佛与基督》
Challenge to other religions
It is Buddhism as we find it actually
recorded, not a hypothetical primitive system, which still forms
a challenge to other religions.
~Bishop Gore ,“Buddha and the Christ”
(摘自《世界名人谈佛教》达摩难陀编
成建华译) |