Master Jiqun: What is Buddhism and what is its role

济群法师：佛法是什么、佛教有何作用

amitabha. Buddhism is the wisdom of life, which allows people to get rid of troubles and go beyond themselves.

-----Zhuge Changqing

Nanwu Master Sakyamuni Buddha.

Namo Amitabha.

Blessed life is limitless.

Confucius, the most holy of all.

Both Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism pay attention to solving people's ideological problems.

Buddhist culture pays special attention.

How to get rid of troubles in life? How does life change destiny? How is life free from death?

Zhuge Changqing, a researcher of traditional Chinese culture, believes that wisdom can be learned from Buddhist culture.

So what is Buddhism?

Zhuge Changqing shared some of the teachings of Jiqun Dharma Master with those who were destined.

Dharma Master Jiqun believes that Buddhism is the wisdom of life, the guide of truth, the perfect morality, and the way of liberation.

Master Jiqun graduated from China Buddhist Academy in 1984, and then attended Fujian Buddhist Academy and Minnan Buddhist Academy. Over the years, he has been the tenth generation successor of Weiyang Sect, teaching and educating people, paying equal attention to learning and training. He is currently the director of Jiechuang Buddhist Institute, the postgraduate supervisor of Minnan Buddhist Institute, and is employed as a part-time professor of the School of Politics and Public Administration of Suzhou University, and a senior consultant and visiting professor of the Institute of Religion of Xiamen University. Master Jiqun has been engaged in the research and teaching of knowledge and precepts for a long time. He is a famous Dharma Master who is engaged in Buddhist research, teaching and promotion.

1、 What is Buddhism? Can we generalize what Buddhism is from the perspective of surpassing schools, or based on the common characteristics of all schools?

Master Jiqun said: How to define Buddhism? In the process of learning, I personally think it can be summarized in the following words:

Buddhism is the wisdom of life, the guide to truth, the perfect morality, and the way of liberation.

1. Buddhism is the wisdom of life.

The reason why Buddhism is the wisdom of life is that it can help us understand the world truthfully and solve all kinds of puzzles in life, while only wisdom can help us get rid of ignorance and ignorance and make life bright.

amitabha. Zhuge Changqing, a researcher of the traditional culture of Chinese traditional culture, believes that by reading Buddhist scriptures, listening to the great virtues of eminent monks, and earnestly practicing the release of life, giving food, and eating vegetarian food, you can put down your greed, hatred, and ignorance, see through the suffering of life, and then enjoy your body and mind, and your heart is pure, and you can generate infinite wisdom. When people are troubled and depressed, the Buddha instructs people to stand in the universe to see the world, and stand in the dream to see life. In the Vajra Sutra, the Buddha Sakyamuni taught people that "all appearances are false; all actions are like dreams and bubbles, like dew and electricity, and should be viewed as such". Amitabha, great thinking can directly enhance wisdom.

2. Dharma is the guide to truth.

The reason why Buddhism is the guide to truth is that we can establish a correct outlook on life through the study of scriptures. To learn Buddhism, we attach great importance to "correct view" and "truthful view". "ignorance" makes human beings indulge in the flow of life and death from the beginning. To change their destiny, we must first change the wrong understanding of life. And "listening to the classics and teaching, establishing correct view" is the basis for us to understand the truth. Seeing the Tao in practice is the process of experiencing the truth of life in the universe.

amitabha. Zhuge Changqing, a researcher of the traditional culture of Chinese traditional culture, believes that since the beginning of the Holocaust, people have been rolling around in "greed, hatred, ignorance, and suspicion", "killing, stealing, and lusting for liquor", and "wealth, lust, fame, food and sleep", and have unwittingly committed countless crimes. Facing the pain of life, we can't find a solution. However, Buddhism is a very effective golden key, allowing people to find the way to leap. Actively study the Buddhist scriptures explained by Sakyamuni Buddha, carefully study the teachings of eminent monks, and actively practice "all evil deeds and all good deeds", and you will enter a new state of purity and get rid of worries.

3. Buddhism is a perfect morality.

The reason why Buddhism is a perfect morality is that the ultimate goal of learning Buddhism and practicing Buddhism is to tend to liberation, and the goal is to be achieved on the basis of "good deeds". The good deeds in Buddhism are different from the god-oriented in theology, nor are they just based on the needs of social stability, as materialists do. The morality of Buddhism is based on truth and virtue is established according to the law of cause and effect.

amitabha. Zhuge Changqing, a researcher of the traditional culture of Chinese traditional culture, believes that Buddhism starts from persuading people to be good, starting from doing good and accumulating virtue, starting from "giving, keeping precepts, enduring humiliation, improving, meditating, and prajna", slowly eliminating greed, hatred, and delusion, and slowly improving themselves, and then reaching the "three contempt, three bodhi" realm as described in the Diamond Sutra.

4. Buddhism is the way of liberation.

The reason why Buddhism is the way of liberation is that it is to solve the problems of life in the final analysis. There are all kinds of puzzles, troubles and pains in life. Therefore, it is necessary to learn Buddhism and obtain the ultimate liberation through the practice of Buddhism.

2、 What role can Buddhism play in society?

Master Jiqun said that Buddhism can play four roles for society.

First, Buddhism can provide healthy religious belief for the society.

If traditional religions are protected and have a good communication environment to meet the people's belief needs and clarify the criteria for distinguishing true from false, all kinds of cults will no longer have opportunities.

Second, Buddhism can provide the society with a correct concept of life.

Today, many people are living in a very confused life. The suicide rate remains high. Depression is increasing day by day. The root cause is the lack of reflection on the real value of life. It is easy to get lost.

Third, the Buddhist community can play the role of charity for the society.

With the development of market economy, the gap between the rich and the poor has become increasingly wide, which has also led to various social instability. Before the welfare system is perfect, relying on social forces to carry out charitable activities is a necessary way to adjust the relationship between the rich and the poor. Religious groups have high credibility and should give full play to their own advantages.

Fourth, monasteries can serve as the spiritual home of the public.

In this impetuous and noisy world, people increasingly need a post station to rest their minds and sublimate their spirit. In this regard, the temple still has great potential to be developed. From slash and burn in the primitive society to the high-tech era, all human efforts are to seek a happier life. But these efforts can only change the external world and improve our material life. Other religions, on the other hand, obtain salvation through praying for God, and finally obtain happiness through faith in God. Unlike other religions, Buddhism believes that the root of human problems lies in ourselves, in our confusion about life, in our misconceptions and concepts, and in our endless greed, hatred, and obsession. Therefore, a correct understanding of life is the only way to solve the problem. In terms of solutions, Buddhism focuses on self-reliance. Although there is also an element of otherness, otherness is also based on self-reliance.

Reference material for this article: Jiqun's instructions.

阿弥陀佛。佛法是人生智慧，让人们脱离烦恼，走向自我超越。

----- 诸葛长青

    南无本师释迦牟尼佛。
   南无阿弥陀佛。
   福生无量天尊。
   大成至圣孔子。

   不论是儒家、佛家还是道家，都注重解决人的思想问题。

   佛家文化尤其注重。

   人生如何解脱烦恼？人生如何改变命运？人生如何了脱生死？

   中国国学传统文化研究者诸葛长青认为，可以从佛教文化中汲取智慧。

   那么佛法是什么呢？

   诸葛长青把济群法师的一些开示分享有缘者。

    济群法师认为：佛法是人生的智慧，是真理的指南，是完善的道德，是解脱的途径。

   济群法师，1984年毕业于中国佛学院，随后至福建佛学院、闽南佛学院参学任教。多年来，教书育人，学修并重，为沩仰宗第十代传人。现任戒幢佛学研究所所长，闽南佛学院研究生导师，并受聘为苏州大学政治与公共管理学院兼职教授，厦门大学宗教研究所高级顾问、客座教授。济群法师，长期从事唯识、戒律的研究及讲授。是国内从事佛学研究及教学、弘法的知名法师。

    一、佛法是什么？是否可以从超越于门派的高度，也可以说是基于各门派的共性，概括地说明一下佛教到底是什么？

　　济群法师开示说：如何来定义佛教？我个人在学习的过程中，认为可以用这样几句话来概括：

   佛法是人生的智慧，是真理的指南，是完善的道德，是解脱的途径。

　　1、佛法是人生的智慧。

   说佛法是人生的智慧，是因为佛法能使我们如实认识世界，解决人生的各种困惑，而唯有智慧能使我们摆脱无明和蒙昧的状态，使人生趋向光明。

    阿弥陀佛。中国国学传统文化研究者诸葛长青认为，通过阅读佛经、听高僧大德讲法、认真实践放生、施食、吃素等等，可以使自己放下贪嗔痴、看透人生的苦，进而愉悦身心，内心清净，产生无量智慧。当人们烦恼重重、郁闷惆怅的时候，佛指点人们要站在宇宙看人间，站在梦幻看人生。在《金刚经》中，世尊释迦牟尼教导人们说：“凡所有相、皆是虚妄；一切有为法，如梦幻泡影，如露亦如电，应作如是观”。阿弥陀佛，大境界思维，可以直接提升智慧啊。

　　2、佛法是真理的指南。

   说佛法是真理的指南，是因为通过经教的学习，能使我们树立正确的人生观。修学佛法，非常重视“正见”和“如实见”，“无明”使人类无始以来沉溺在生死流转中，要改变自己的命运，首先就要改变对生命的错误认识，而“闻思经教、树立正见”就是使我们通达真理的基础。修行中的见道位，便是体证宇宙人生真相的过程。

   阿弥陀佛。中国国学传统文化研究者诸葛长青认为，无始劫以来，人们在“贪嗔痴慢疑”、“杀盗妄淫酒”、“财色名食睡”中翻滚，不知不觉中犯了无量罪业。面对人生痛苦，却找不到解决方法。而佛法却是非常灵验的金钥匙，让人找到飞跃的窍门。积极学习释迦牟尼佛讲解的佛经、认真学习高僧大德的开示，积极实践“诸恶莫作、众善奉行”，就会进入新的清净境界，从此脱离烦恼。

　　3、佛法是完善的道德。

   说佛法是完善的道德，是因为学佛修行的最终目的是趋向解脱，而这个目标的到达是要“以善行”为基础。佛教所说的善行不同于神教的以神为本，也不像唯物主义者那样，仅仅是基于社会安定的需要。佛教的道德是建立在真理的基础上，依因缘因果的规律建立德行。

   阿弥陀佛。中国国学传统文化研究者诸葛长青认为，佛法从劝人向善，从行善积德出发，从“布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、般若”入手，慢慢消除贪嗔痴，慢慢提升自己，进而达到《金刚经》所说“三藐三菩提”境界。

　　4、佛法是解脱的途径。

   说佛法是解脱的途径，是因为佛法归根结底是为了解决人生的问题，人生有种种困惑、烦恼和痛苦，所以才需要修学佛法，才需要通过对佛法的实践来获得究竟解脱。

　　二、佛教在社会中能发挥什么作用？

   济群法师开示：佛教能为社会发挥四个作用。

    一是，佛教能为社会提供健康的宗教信仰。

   如果传统宗教得到保护，并有良好的传播环境，以此满足民众的信仰需求，并为他们阐明辨别真伪的标准，各种邪教就不再有可乘之机。

   二是，佛教能为社会提供正确的人生观念。

   在今天，很多人活得非常迷惘，自杀率居高不下，抑郁症与日俱增，究其根源，都是因为对人生的真正价值缺乏省思，这就很容易迷失方向。

   第三，佛教界能为社会发挥慈善的功能。

   随着市场经济的发展，贫富现象日益悬殊，这也导致了种种社会不安定现象的产生。在福利制度尚未健全之前，依赖社会力量开展慈善活动，是调节贫富关系的必要途径。宗教团体具有较高可信度，应当发挥自身优势。

   第四，寺院能作为社会大众的精神家园。

   在这个浮躁喧嚣的世间，人们越来越需要一个让心灵休息、让精神升华的驿站，在这方面，寺院还有很大的潜力有待发挥。从原始社会的刀耕火种到当今这个高科技时代，人类的一切努力都是为了寻求更幸福的生活。但这些努力只能使外在的世界得到改变，使我们的物质生活得到提高。而其他宗教，则是通过对神的祈祷获得救度，通过对神的信仰最终获得幸福。和一般宗教不同，佛教认为人类问题的根源在于我们自身，在于我们对人生的困惑，在于我们的错误认识和观念、在于我们无始以来的贪、嗔、痴烦恼。因而，对生命的正确认识才是解决问题的唯一途径。在解决方式上，佛教的着重点是自力，虽然也有他力的成分，但他力也是建立在自力的基础上。

    本文参考资料：济群法师开示。

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

（诸葛长青：zhuge8031@163.com）

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