The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of Family
Filial piety is one of the cardinal moral values in Confucianism, and has become a keystone in the Chinese social value system, describing and prescribing the proper functioning of human communities at micro (family) and macro (state) levels. The introduction of Buddhism, which advocates that only...
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Eötvös Loránd University
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Filial piety is one of the cardinal moral values in Confucianism, and has become a keystone in the Chinese social value system, describing and prescribing the proper functioning of human communities at micro (family) and macro (state) levels. The introduction of Buddhism, which advocates that only those who live in celibacy pursuing the career of a monk can easily have access to the highest truth, challenged the uniformly accepted moral obligations of Confucianism, and initiated a dialogue, sometimes a debate, with the Chinese literati on the differences and similarities of Buddhist and Confucianist ethics. This article offers an insight on how Chinese adepts of Buddhism made efforts to prove not only that filial piety is a requirement for all practitioners of Buddhism as a kind of concession in a social environment where filial piety is a representation of virtuous human existence, but also, by forging Indian scriptures on filial piety and visualisation and commenting on Indian scriptures, that this lies at the centre of Buddhist practice.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c68fc2e1d43f473297c3b64261dec5402022-12-22T00:37:32ZengEötvös Loránd UniversityTávol-keleti Tanulmányok2060-96552786-29762021-12-0113110.38144/TKT.2021.1.23180The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of FamilyImre Hamar0Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Filial piety is one of the cardinal moral values in Confucianism, and has become a keystone in the Chinese social value system, describing and prescribing the proper functioning of human communities at micro (family) and macro (state) levels. The introduction of Buddhism, which advocates that only those who live in celibacy pursuing the career of a monk can easily have access to the highest truth, challenged the uniformly accepted moral obligations of Confucianism, and initiated a dialogue, sometimes a debate, with the Chinese literati on the differences and similarities of Buddhist and Confucianist ethics. This article offers an insight on how Chinese adepts of Buddhism made efforts to prove not only that filial piety is a requirement for all practitioners of Buddhism as a kind of concession in a social environment where filial piety is a representation of virtuous human existence, but also, by forging Indian scriptures on filial piety and visualisation and commenting on Indian scriptures, that this lies at the centre of Buddhist practice. http://ojs.elte.hu/tkt/article/view/3180ConfucianismBuddhismfilial pietyethics |
| spellingShingle | Imre Hamar The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of Family Távol-keleti Tanulmányok Confucianism Buddhism filial piety ethics |
| title | The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of Family |
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| title_short | The Buddhist Interpretation of the Confucianist Concept of Family |
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| topic | Confucianism Buddhism filial piety ethics |
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