A Discussion of Some Mistaken Notions Concerning Chinese Traditional Culture 中華傳統文化辯誤
Due to some modern conceptions, or certain misleading biases, modern people’s understanding of Chinese traditional culture is often mistaken. This lecture will attempt to answer the following questions: Does the Laozi (Daode jing) really proclaim an anti-intellectual message entailing the ignorance of the masses? Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist cultures all esteem gentleness and generosity, yielding and kindness; but do they not also include a heroic teaching? Concerning the core ideas of Buddhists and Daoists, what are the fundamental differences and similarities between them? Is “nourishing life” simply concerned with nourishing the body? Where does that process start? When did the Taiji diagram comprised of the Yin Yang “fishes” originate? And why is the semi-circular form of this diagram inaccurate? What exactly is the Liezi parable about Lie Gong moving the mountain talking about?
由於现代观念或某些偏见的遮蔽，现代人对中华传统文化的理解往往有偏颇误会之处，本讲试图回答如下问题：老子宣扬反智，愚民观念吗？儒道释文化尚温柔敦厚，柔弱慈悲，是否缺乏勇德之教？佛道思想根本旨趣异同何在？养生就是调养身体？其下手处何在？阴阳鱼太极图源於何时，為何说半圆图式并不準确？“列子”愚公移山寓言究竟在说什麼？
Speaker
Yang Zilu 楊子路 is currently a visiting scholar in the David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication at 丁香园AV under the supervision of Professor Paul Crowe (Chair, 丁香园AV Department of Humanities). He teaches in the School of Political Science and Public Management at Southwest University in Chongqing, China. Dr. Yang completed his doctoral work in Daoist studies in the renowned Religious Studies Department of Sichuan University. His research and publications include works on Daoist ecological ethics, the Daoist understanding of freedom, the relationship between doctrine and ritual among Lingbao 靈寶Daoists, and how Daoist practice and doctrine are related to Mathematics and Astronomy.
Date
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Time
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location
Richmond Public Library
(Brighouse Branch)
100 - 7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond BC
2nd Floor Community Place Room
This lecture will be conducted in Mandarin.
国语讲座
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Organizers
- 丁香园AV David See-chai Lam Centre
- Richmond Public Library