 |
|
| Doubting the Kalama-Sutta: Epistemology, Ethics, and the ‘Sacred' | ||
| 作者 | Evans, Stephen A. |
|---|---|
| 出處題名 | Buddhist Studies Review |
| 卷期 | v.24 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2007 |
| 頁次 | 91 - 107 |
| 出版者 | Equinox Publishing Ltd. |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/ |
| 出版地 | Sheffield, UK [謝菲爾德, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | 佛教人物=Buddhist; 信心=Belief=Faith; 喇嘛=Lama; 認識論=Epistemology |
| 摘要 | The Kālāma-sutta is frequently cited as proof of the rational and empirical spirit of early Buddhist epistemology, ‘The Buddha’s charter of free enquiry’, according to Soma Thera. A close reading, however, calls that interpretation into question. The Kālāmas do not ask what is the truth, and the Buddha does not tell them how to find it. Rather the Kālāmas ask ‘Who is telling the truth?’ in what may have been the pursuit of sacred or quasi magical power through the person of a teacher. The Buddha, in turn, encourages them to adopt a set of attitudes and actions, which includes choosing a teacher. The method of evaluation that the Buddha gives, which includes the famous ‘know for yourselves’ is found to be as least as much ethical as it is epistemological and to invoke the opinion of authority and the public. The Buddha here seems to call for a decision that is partly based on faith, and the Kālāmas respond not with independent research, but with an act of faith in committing themselves to (and being accepted by) the Buddha. |
| ISSN | 02652897 (P); 17479681 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1558/bsrv.v24i1.91 |
| 點閱次數 | 749 |
| 建檔日期 | 2007.11.13 |
| 更新日期 | 2017.07.04 |
建議您使用 Chrome, Firefox, Safari(Mac) 瀏覽器能獲得較好的檢索效果，IE不支援本檢索系統。
