再谈《物不迁论》的物性、时间问题

僧肇的《物不迁论》一直受到褒贬不一的评价,文章从“物不迁”涉及到的两大基本哲学问题,即物的本性和时间的本质出发,分析《物不迁论》引发的论争。在澄清“性住”与“物不迁”关系的基础上,说明《物不迁论》不违佛教“性空”义理,其非实体化的思维方式有助于解决哲学史上实体化思维带来的“时间”和“物体同一性”的争论。《物不迁论》体现了典型的中国佛教思维方式,展现出了佛教在对中国本土思想吸收与发展过程中的主动性,是“佛教中国化”的具体体现。

Re-discussing the Issues About Thingness and Time of The Immutability of Things

The Immutability of Things by Seng Zhao has always received mixed reviews. This article starts from the two basic philosophical issues involved in The Immutability of Things, namely, the nature of things and the nature of time, and then analyzes the controversy surrounding The Immutability of Things. On the basis of clarifying the relationship between Xing Zhu and The Immutability of Things, it is explained that The Immutability of Things doesn''t violate the Buddhist theory of Xing Kong. And its non-embodied thinking mode helps to solve the controversy of time and identity of objects brought about by materialized thinking in the history of philosophy. The Immutability of Things embodies a typical Chinese Buddhist way of thinking, shows the initiative of Buddhism in the process of assimilation and development of China''s local thought, and is a concrete manifestation of sinicizing Buddhism.