Liang Qichao on Buddhism -- Color Illustration Treasured Edition

Author: Liang Qichao (Author), Zhang Yang (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Liang Qichao said: The state of absolute coolness without heat and vexation, absolute freedom without bondage, absolute stability without destruction, and absolute equality without difference is perhaps the true meaning of Nirvana. Compassion means sharing joy with others, while mercy means sharing sorrow with others. Towards all living beings, it is like a compassionate mother towards her beloved child, or a lover towards their beloved. All joys and sorrows are experienced as if they were one's own. For fifty years, the Buddha taught, and in one word, it can be summarized as "no self." Buddhist scriptures often use the terms "color" (color) and "name" (name), where "color" refers to the five aggregates (form, feeling, perception, mental formations, consciousness), and "name" refers to the four aggregates of feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness. Liang Qichao's life was inseparably linked with Buddhism. Before and after the Hundred Days' Reform, he called on people to study and believe in Buddhism. In his later years, he was almost obsessed with Buddhist studies. In 1922, while teaching at Tsinghua University, Liang Qichao gave a comprehensive overview of Buddhist theory, proposing that the "law" taught by Buddhism is "psychology." This is a profound modern interpretation of Buddhist scriptures. Regarding the mystical concepts in Buddhism such as "karma and rebirth," "impermanence and no-self," and "liberation and Nirvana," Liang Qichao explained them from a philosophical perspective, using some scientific knowledge from biology, physics, and chemistry. Liang Qichao's explanations are simple and easy to understand, touching on the essence of Buddhist scriptures.