试论中国传统文化中的原罪思想

“救赎论”是以基督教的“原罪”思想为前提的,原罪的思想即罪感文化,是西方文化中的核心思想。“中国传统文化中缺乏原罪的思想”———这种观点几乎成了人们的常识、共识。但是,中国传统文化中也有类似于西方文化中的“原罪思想”,这一思想可能就蕴藏在庄子关于“混沌开窍”的寓言之中。各民族关于原罪的思想,可能正是自己真正走向现代化的巨大的精神文化资源。正在走向现代化的中国,迫切需要找到属于自己民族的“原罪思想”。

On the Traditional Chinese Thoughts of Original Sin

The so-called "soteriology" takes the doctrine of original sin in Christianity as its premise.The "original sin" or the culture of guilt is the core concept of western culture."The traditional Chinese culture lacks the concept of original sin" — the cliché— are to be accepted almost as a common sense and common understanding.However,"the thoughts of original sin" does exist in the traditional Chinese culture.It could be contained in the fable of "Hun Dun Kai Qiao"(or Enlightening in Chaos) by Zhuang Tsu.The concept of original sin of all nationalities may be the great spiritual resources on their way towards modernization.On the way to modernization,China also needs urgently to find out the concept of original sin belonging to its own national culture.