世界名人谈佛教 (15)
佛教不是狂热正义的宗教
我们可以断言,佛教是唯一不带任何狂热正义色彩的宗教。学佛的目的在于锻炼和熏习人的心智和自控能力,而不是叫人以权力、金钱来诱使他人归信自己的宗教。佛陀仅向人们展示了一条完全取决于每一个人自己是否实践的解脱之道。
——罗克希米·
那兰苏
No fanaticism
Of Buddhism alone can it be affirmed
it is free from all fanaticism. Its aim being to produce in every
man a thorough interal transforming by self-conquest, how can it
have recourse to might or money or even persuasion for effecting
conversion? The Buddha has only shown the way to salvation, and
it is left to each individual to decide for himself if he would
follow it. ~Prof.Lakshmi Narasu,“The
Essence of Buddhism”
(摘自《世界名人谈佛教》达摩难陀编
成建华译) |