中觀論與空 The Madhyamaka Treatise and Śūnyatā

中觀論與空

關於我自己對《中論》（Mūlamadhyamakakārikā）的研究，前面文章提過一些。

這部著作為龍樹菩薩（Nāgārjuna所作，）源自他與其他佛教思想家之間的辯論。當時各方對佛陀教法有不同的理解與詮釋，因此展開了思想上的交鋒。

 

《中論》主要精神是「只破不立」，所以我個人不會寫什麼其他看法，

學習《中觀論》必須去看部派佛教之間各個思想，還有他們對佛法不同的主張，及辯論內容，便可看懂《中觀論》在說什麼，

 

想要穿越語言與文字的言詮不及，進而認識佛法「空」的表達，是很困難的，

 

我個人認為這是人類最大的兩道牆，

所以只介紹就不再去解釋它，

當然之前的文章有提過部分，有興趣的讀者往下拉去看。

 

（龍樹菩薩（Nāgārjuna）及其核心著作《中觀論》（即《中論》）大約產生於公元 2 世紀至 3 世紀間（約公元 150 年至 250 年）。）

 

我個人比較推薦這一本書籍

《解讀龍樹菩薩《中論》27道題〉

（有讀者建議這本書不要隨便買，因為讀它的困難度很高，哈）

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

The Madhyamaka Treatise and Śūnyatā                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

I have talked before about my study of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā.

 

This book was written by Nāgārjuna. It grew out of debates between him and other Buddhist thinkers who had different ways of understanding the Buddha’s teachings.

 

The main spirit of the book is “to break down views, but not to build up a new one.” Because of this, I do not add other interpretations or views of my own.

 

If you want to understand the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, you need to learn about the different early Buddhist schools, what they believed, and how they debated with one another. With this background, the book becomes much clearer.

 

It is very hard to go beyond the limits of language and words in order to truly understand the Buddhist idea of “śūnyatā.”

 

I think these limits are the two biggest walls facing human beings.

So here I will only introduce the topic and not explain it further. Some related points were discussed in earlier articles; interested readers may scroll down to read more.

 

(Nāgārjuna and his main work, the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, were written around the 2nd to 3rd century CE, about 150–250 CE.)

 

I personally recommend the book:

Nagarjuna’s Middle Way: Mulamadhyamakakarika

(A reader has suggested adding a caution: this book is highly demanding and should not be purchased lightly.)

(Handwritten by Teacher Lin Heyuan; shared by Teacher Fan Ruyi.)

 

Master Banji

（林河源老師手墨
情商范汝宜老師的轉貼