明报应论

慧远

3 chapters·3,864 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain

《答桓南郡明报应论》的简称。东晋释 慧远撰。为中国早期佛教阐述因果报应论的文章。强调 因果报应是“自然感应”、“必然之数”,是人生的必然规 律,“虽欲逃之,其可得乎?”认为灵魂(神)是因果报应 的主体承受者,由地、水、火、风“四大”结成的形体可不 断生灭,而受报的主体则是不灭的。指出因果报应由人 们的无明和贪爱所引起,是自作自受,无外来的主宰: “心以善恶为形声,报以罪福为影响。本以情感而应自 来,岂有幽司?”认为超脱因果报应支配的关键在于反 心,反心就是“冥神”,即停止精神活动,求得精神解脱。 此文载《弘明集》卷五。

Chapters (3)

  1. 1CoverPage
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  2. 2明报应论原文
    1,584 chars
  3. 3明报应论译文
    2,269 chars

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