现代社会的众缘和合

佛教与印度其他宗教的根本区别所在,佛教独创的核心理念就在缘起论。依缘起论观察社会,就形成了佛教独特的众缘和合社会观。当然,这一社会观中也渗透着佛教“无常”、“无我”、“涅槃寂静”的终极指向,正因无常,即社会总的来说处于不断的变迁之中;无我,社会的各组成部分都不能执于自我,各因缘才能协调、互助、达致和合,相对的社会稳定向上才能保持。由于构成现代社会的因缘有变,因此相对于传统社会,其和合的内容、方式与相互关系都在调整改变之中。文章从现代社会家庭、社会组织、社会阶层的和合,现代僧团与佛教信众的和合,法律与政治秩序的和谐三方面作比较,简要论述了其与传统社会的异同。

Various Causes and Harmony in Modern Society

The fundamental difference between the Buddhism and other religions of Indian is the Origin theory,which is also the original core idea of the Buddhism.Observing the society in this theory has formed the unique social view of the Buddhism.Certainly,this social view is also seeping the Buddhism's ultimate directions,for example,the Variable,the Altruism and the Nirvana is silent.The Variable,that is,the society is in the unceasing vicissitude.The Altruism,that is,each constituent of the society cannot hold in.Because of the Variable and the Altruism,various causes can coordinate and cooperate and the relative social stability can maintain.Relative to the traditional society,the causes which consist of modern society have been changing,therefore,the content,the way and the relationship in modern society are changing and rearranging too.By making a comparison among the gathering of modern families,social organizations,social classes,the gathering of modern monk groups and the Buddhism believers and the harmony of laws and political orders,this article elaborates on similarities and differences between modern and traditional societies