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Seminar - "Prajna"
The talk examines the synthesis of Taoist and Buddhist philosophies, highlighting how Taoist terminology can be used to interpret Buddhist teachings, with specific reference to Shenzhen's contributions. A debate on the historical existence of Lao Tzu is discussed, considering various scholarly efforts to establish authenticity and significance. Additionally, the role of Indian Buddhist philosophers in translating and integrating Buddhist ideas into Chinese thought is explored, emphasizing the cross-cultural exchanges facilitated by royal patronage.
Texts and Works Referenced:
- Shenzhen's Work: Discussion centers on utilizing Shenzhen's interpretations to bridge Taoism and Buddhism, illustrating harmony among philosophical thinkers.
- Song Yu-Lan's Contributions: References are made to Song Yu-Lan, who comments on the "school of names" within Chinese philosophy, highlighting its relevance to understanding the "nameless" in Taoist thought.
- Tzu Ma Chi's Histories: Mentioned as a significant historiographical source from the first century that documents efforts to trace Lao Tzu's lineage, underscoring the enduring mystery of Lao Tzu's identity.
- Ming Dynasty Commentaries by Jia Hong: Mention of Jia Hong's compilation of commentaries during the Ming Dynasty, which preserved lost works of Indian philosophers and facilitated the syncretism between Indian and Chinese philosophical traditions.
AI Suggested Title: Bridging Taoist Mysteries and Buddhist Wisdom
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Speaker: Chang-Chung Yuan
Possible Title: Prajna
Additional text: Tape 2 - Side 1
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Speaker: Chang-Chung Yuan
Possible Title: Prajna
Additional text: Tape 2 - Side 2
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When you carefully study that, that is awesome. Bring Taoism, Buddhism. Use the terminology from Taoism to interpret the Buddhist philosophy. So I strongly maintain that. That's Shenzhen's work. So I'm going to, next step is, put the sound like what I translated, and this almost finished, translated, put together the works of Shenzhen. And she was that, there is really harmony among these great thinkers. This paved the way for the one-word philosophy of the world. Do you consider Lao Tzu to have been a typical individual, maybe several riders or one actual person?
[01:02]
Pardon? Do you consider Lao Tzu to have been one actual person? This is a controversial issue. Many people try to prove one way or another. In the 17th century, proved that a lot of work and maybe not the largest work. And Song Yu-Lan, a great philosopher of Chinese philosophy, and particularly ,, he proved that his work looked after Hui Shu and Gong Zhang Long that is school of names because a lot of people talk about the nameless so must we have a school of names because of the nameless I don't think I can prove it because in the first century Tzu Ma Chi a great historian that is the first book of
[02:25]
of Chinese people. He traced. He even went through the family of Li's family and traced back. He cannot stop now. So he said, . So said, . For the first century, great historians cannot solve this problem. That time, we had more books, more archives. How we can solve the problem now? And this problem, who ruled it? I think it's not as important as what does that mean and how it plays a role. One more question. This is something about practice in the monastery.
[03:43]
Yeah, yeah. So your question is, is Indian, and is a Buddhist philosopher. So here, himself wrote a common book was lost. However, in ,, That book still exists. So Ming Dynasty, Jia Hong made a collection of commentaries at the court. So you can see was also, even though he was an Indian, was also interested. So my theory is this. Because was invited by the Chinese king to do the translation of Buddhism, I think he would bring the Buddhist philosophy much easier if he can find the same idea in China.
[05:11]
That is, you have to not just tell to you, to fear it, but fear more. The reason why Shanda can say this letter, though it cannot say anything about the value of Taoist philosophy or Taoist work, simply because he under Shanda, under the Jumma Deva, quote, was the great leader and divided by the king. He would give a chart to bring together so he can read and sing. So that, I think, conditioned and enabled those scholars to bring full school here. Later on, you see, the Torah was the word to forget about the truth. Tomorrow, we'll start a little bit later, because I think some people want to go to Greenbush.
[06:25]
We'll go back to Greenbush in a very brief amount. Tomorrow, Dr. Chang will talk about . in terms of Western philosophy, in terms of . So we will talk about fine again, but I . So that really will be a . Thank you.
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