The Hehe of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism
The three teachings -- Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism -- were dominant in traditional Chinese thoughts. Although having their own ideological cores and values, they gradually got integrated with each other with the development of traditional Chinese society.
The "Hehe of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism" refers to the integration of these three teachings in Chinese intellectual history, demonstrating the mutual learning and harmonious coexistence between different cultural patterns and ideologies. A case in point is the Tiantain Mountains in Taizhou of Zhejiang Province, where Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism achieved harmonious coexistence.
The process of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism evolving from conflict to integration is a vivid manifestation of Chinese culture's inclusiveness. The Chinese people's thinking and behavioral patterns are deeply influenced by such cultural integration.
“三教和合”
三教,即儒、釋、道三家,這是中國古代傳統(tǒng)思想的主流。儒、釋、道三家雖然各有自己的思想內(nèi)涵和價值取向,但是,在中國古代社會發(fā)展中,逐漸形成了相互包容、相互融合的趨勢,這就是通常所說的“三教合一”。
三教和合,就是中國思想史上儒、釋、道三教合一的事實,表明各種不同文化形態(tài)、思想內(nèi)涵之間的互涉共生的現(xiàn)象。比如,浙江臺州天臺山具有非常明顯的儒、釋、道三教和合的特點,佛宗道源,三教和諧共存于此。
儒、釋、道三教從沖突到融合,體現(xiàn)了中國文化鮮明的融合性特征。這種文化上的和合,深刻影響了中國人的思維方式和行為模式。