The Debate on the Immortality of the Soul in the Southern Liang Dynasty

Philosophy and Culture 28 (1):22-31 (2001)
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Abstract

Emperor Wu in the days of prison for three years declared Buddhism as state religion, and Fan Zhen published six years in prison day "off on God." This is tit for tat argument. Because "God destroy theory" endanger the existence of the foundation of Buddhism, so to Buddhism as state religion of Emperor Wu, quickly "Edict A swift current on the subjects as God. ... ... Gathered the Orient House Scheeren Caosi Wen and Xiao Chen and other powerful dynasty 66, has written seventy five articles, the siege "on God destroy." With so many opposed to "destroy God" theory on the difficult person, only Xiao Chen and Cao Siwen a more complete theory is difficult. Was involved in "God off the debate" an important critics can say is, Fan Zhen, Xiao Chen and Cao Siwen and the others. In this trio, Fan Zhen first proposed "destroy God" theory, advocated separated form God, destroy the form of God destroy. In addition, Xiao Chen and Fan Zhen Cao Siwen is for the "destroy God" theory put forward on the difficult, Xiao Cao two per claim form, God can be divided into two, shape off the immortal God. One Fan Zhen, Cao Siwen have repeated dealings on the difficult, but Fan Zhen Xiao Chen's theory is difficult for a special article to be no defense. This article focuses on three of five that is on the more difficult to see them for the same problem how to make different responses and speculative. Hope that through hard on both sides in the analysis of language, and to understand their way of thinking and their way of argumentation, and thus control their thoughts

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Yi-feng Wu
National Chengchi University

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