佛教徒禁看异教的书籍吗？

Zenist69 SG

佛教徒禁看异教的书籍吗？

圣严法师著述

在原则上，不但不禁止，甚至还鼓励。因为佛教相信，佛教的信仰是合乎理性的，凡是信仰佛教并且已对佛法有了相当程度的认识之后，纵然要他改信其他的宗教，也是办不到的。所以，异教的任何宣传，对于一个正信的佛教徒而言，是足够接受考验而无法动摇他的信心的，又因佛教不是独断信仰的宗教，所以不否定异教的应有价值。佛教将化世的法门分为五乘，人天乘便是五乘的基础，是一切法门的共通法门，也是一切宗教与哲学的共通善法。因此，佛教对一切异教的经典书籍，除了那些武断、迷信、不合情理的部分之外，都会给予它们应有价值的肯定。

同时，一个正信的佛教徒，应当也是一个佛法的传布者，对于弘扬佛法的技术来说，为了使得异教徒们改信佛教，或者为了摄化那些正在徘徊于佛教及异教信仰

之间的人们来归依佛教，对于宗教比较学的知识，乃是非常重要的。如果不能说出佛教的信仰优胜于其他宗教的信仰，岂能使人心悦诚服地信仰佛教？所以，一个理想的佛教徒，应该要具备若干程度的异教知识。（注十三）

当然，对于一个初信佛教的人来说，研究异教的义理是没有必要的，所以佛教主张学佛有余，可以用三分之一的时间去看外书，否则，自顾不暇，那有闲工夫去研读异教的书籍呢？

注十三：十诵律卷三八佛言：‘从今为破外道故，诵读外道书。’根本杂事卷六佛说：‘不应愚痴，少慧不分明者令习外书，自知明慧多闻，强识能催外道者，方可学习。’‘当占三时，每于二时佛经，一时习外典。’‘于日初分及以中后，可读佛经，待至晚时，应披外典。’

（转载于：http://www.dizang.org/rm/zxdfj/p63.htm）

Fcukpap SG

an open mind leads to greater enlightenment so as to learn more from another world or beliefs....but that does not mean diminishing one's firm belief but to enhance or embrace with higher understanding....

but this requires the elimination of bias

Zenist69 SG

but this requires the elimination of bias

Agree. But what I had highlighted is this:

对于一个初信佛教的人来说，研究异教的义理是没有必要的，所以佛教主张学佛有余，可以用三分之一的时间去看外书，否则，自顾不暇，那有闲工夫去研读异教的书籍呢？

Fcukpap SG

sometimes when we had too much or focusing too long of one thing....its good to take a breather by looking out at other things...

and all of a sudden....a flash may thunder through an unresolved problem u r working at....

it happens to many of the inventions and beliefs around us....

Fcukpap SG

the Prince left the extreme ascetic ways through his new insights of the right path….and through the nourishment from the milk rice given by a sheperd till he became strong again from a gaunt skeleton….he realized that his past luxury and his life of mortification as useless…...the Middle Path was born…..likened to a loose stringed or over taut ….

Fcukpap SG

zither…..

Zenist69 SG

sometimes when we had too much or focusing too long of one thing....its good to take a breather by looking out at other things...

and all of a sudden....a flash may thunder through an unresolved problem u r working at....

it happens to many of the inventions and beliefs around us....

I agree. Absolutely.

But first of all... one has gotta focus on the one thing for sometime isn't it? Before we talk about the breather, where the flash may occur.

Amitayus48 SG

I agree. Absolutely.

But first of all... one has gotta focus on the one thing for sometime isn't it? Before we talk about the breather, where the flash may occur.

This is correct dandy ! as 自顾不暇，那有闲工夫去研读异教的书籍呢？ Once you enlightened, this 异教的书籍 will become 佛教 as well 佛乃觉也

sinweiy SG

forgot the first stanza..."在原则上，不但不禁止，甚至还鼓励。" :)

same saying as Venerable Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda.

http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/420402

Buddhism does not prevent anyone from learning the teachings of other religions. In fact, the Buddha encouraged His followers to learn about other religions and to compare His Teachings with other teachings. The Buddha says that if there are reasonable and rational teachings. The Buddha says that if there are reasonable and rational teachings in other religions, His followers are free to respect such teachings.

anyway, below is also from 圣严法师:-

when Buddhism enter china, it slowly influence how they think.

在哲学宗教方面：佛教初入中国时，道教的排斥很大，但到了魏晋时代，讲佛学的引用了老庄，讲老庄的也引用了佛经，从此之后，道教典籍的日益完备，在许多方面都是取材于佛教，比如地狱及阎罗的观念，道教便欣然地接受了也运用了，在佛教未来之前，中国没有阎罗的印象，到了宋时的全真教，根本就是佛化的道教。由于禅宗的启发，宋元明的儒家──理学的出现，根本就是禅化的儒教，虽由于偏执他们的门户之见而反来评击佛教，他们却是‘坐在禅床上骂禅’；禅宗仅是佛教的一支，宋明的理学家却连对于禅宗的法门也只浅尝半口而不敢深入，唯恐在深入之后，会迷失了他们自己的立场，朱熹看的佛典较多，朱熹就有这样的体验。近世以来的中国思想家中，比如康有为、谭嗣同、章炳麟、梁启超、胡适、梁敕溟等，虽然未必信仰佛教，他们却都受了佛教思想的启发。最近（西元一九六四年六月至八月）在夏威夷召开的第四届东西方哲学家会议中，中国的方东美，也强调大乘佛教的精神以及佛教所要建立的宗教世界。史家钱穆，对佛教有极高的敬意。哲学家唐君毅，自称受到圆觉经等的启发很多。可见佛教对于中国的贡献，过去有了那许多，现在仍然有，未来也将必定有了。其实，佛教不唯对中国是如此，对全人类也是如此啊！-- 圣严法师

http://boruo.goodweb.cn/books/0014.htm

Fcukpap SG

I agree. Absolutely.

But first of all... one has gotta focus on the one thing for sometime isn't it? Before we talk about the breather, where the flash may occur.

surely..focus can also be a lifetime.....but breathers or "rest while working" in between is smart focus....perhaps.... ;p ....the Prince is definitely smarter than the die hard ascetics....isn't it?...