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The Origins of ‘Skilful Means' in Early Buddhism |
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| 作者 |
Peter Nelson
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| 資料類型 | 網路資料=Internet Resrouce |
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| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
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| 附註項 | 取自於http://www.buddhanet.net/skilful-means.htm |
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| 關鍵詞 | 初期佛教=早期佛教=根本佛教=原始佛教=Primitive Buddhism=Early Buddhism |
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| 摘要 | The Buddha was faced with the daunting task of rendering the dhamma accessible to everyone – of devising a teaching strategy which could equally accommodate pupils ‘with keen faculties and with dull faculties.’ His solution to this problem was the practice of ‘skilful means’ (upaya-kosalla). Starting from the conviction that nirvana was beyond thought and linguistic expression, the Buddha asserted that his spiritual teaching was only a useful ‘pointer’ to the truth – not the truth itself. This meant that the dhamma – because merely provisional - was neither fixed nor dogmatic. Rather, being an expedient ‘means’ (upaya) to an end, this teaching was – like Socrates’ celebrated dialectical method - dynamic and contextual. This pragmatic philosophical stance gave the Buddha enormous flexibility – it meant he was free to adjust or change his teaching to suit the level of his audience. |
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| 點閱次數 | 131 |
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| 建檔日期 | 2008.07.04 |
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| 更新日期 | 2015.07.21 |
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