Author(s)

Jiaming Guo

Corresponding Author

Jiaming Guo

Abstract

As a local religion in China, Zen combines Mahayana Buddhism with Chinese Taoism, which has a great influence on Chinese thought. Mr Fung Yulan’s study of Buddhist philosophy is systematically explained in his History of Chinese Philosophy, Brief History of Chinese Philosophy, New Edition of Chinese Philosophy History and Six Books of Zhenyuan. Mr Fung Yulan’s study of Buddhist philosophy always takes the development of Zen as the main line to explain his own Zen thought. His view of Zen is in a continuous development state and perfected through his focus on the combination of Zen and Chinese people’s own ideological tendency, which is reflected in History of Chinese Philosophy, the framework of interpretation with Marxist philosophy, which is reflected in New History of Chinese philosophy, as well as the unification of internal logic and deep social factors. The study of Fung Yulan’s view of Zen is of great significance for us to deeply grasp his philosophical characteristics and the essence of Zen thought.

Keywords

Fung yulan, Buddhism, Zen