論莊子與佛教之養生思想——從《養生主》談及漢傳佛寺中日常「養生之道」=On Zhuangzi and Buddhist Thought of Health Care: The Beginning of Health Care in Chinese Buddhist Temples from “Nourishing the Lord of Life”
This article begins with Zhuangzi’s “Nourishing the Lord of Life” (Yangsheng Zhu), which comprehensively discusses the “Health Care” of Buddhism and the way of “Health Care” in the daily life of Chinese Buddhist temples. Although Buddhism does not explicitly put forward the thought of “Health Care”, and it is not its ultimate goal, we find that “Health Care” is necessary for daily life. The Buddha said that “It is extraordinary to be a human.” Therefore, caring for life has become one of the required qualities. In order to save all sentient beings and promote the Dharma, monks must maintain physical and mental health, which is of practical importance and is also convenient to practice Buddhism.
The practice of Buddhism is based on the “Nature of the Mind”, and arousing attention to the mind is the fundamental purpose of Buddhism. Buddhism often uses “Medicine” as a metaphor for “Teaching”, treats all living beings as patients, and specializes in treating all living beings’ heart diseases. Therefore, the Buddha is known as the “Great Physician King”. In this way, all the Dharma meanings of Buddhism can be regarded as medicine in a broad sense. While people develop wisdom, it can also improve health, which is actually the way of “Health Care” in Buddhism. The author attempts to explain what Buddhist thought of “Health Care” is through the present article.
