和合相处 共享共赢
2022-05-30
和合文化是中華五千年文明的精髓之一。“和”是和谐、和平、祥和;“合”是聚合、合作、融合。
“和”与“合”二字连用,最早见于《管子》:“畜之以道,养之以德。畜之以道,则民和。养之以德,则民合。和合故能习。”意思是说,畜养道德,人民就和合,和合便能和谐,和谐所以团结。
随着儒释道三教的圆融并存,和合作为一种文化在天台山生根、发芽,由此天台山也成为和合文化的发祥地。
本期视点以在浙江天台举行的2022年和合文化全球论坛为契机,为读者解读天台山和合文化的丰富内涵和国际意义。
开篇“和合之源”通过对天台山和合文化历史脉络的梳理,解读和合独特的文化形态、名山的精神信仰和深远的世界意义。尤其是对以天台宗为代表的佛教文化、以南宗为代表的道教文化和以理学为代表的儒家文化在天台相互吸收、相互融合,最终形成“三教合一,万善同归”的和合理念进行了阐释,揭示了和合文化的本质和精髓。
如果“和合之源”是从历史角度去解读,那么“和合传播走向世界”则是从当地、当代和全球的视角去讲述。近几年来,和合之花开遍台州大地,成为一种独具台州特色的文化现象,在海内外产生了深刻的影响。在台州,和合文化成为深化文明交流互鉴、推动中华文化更好地走向世界的重要载体,向世界展现了可信、可爱、可敬的中国形象。在日本,“无处不寒山”,和合文化影响了一代又一代人。在美国,形成了持续20年之久的“寒山热”;在加拿大,还成立了和合文化研究会。
而作为高等教育学府的浙江师范大学,以和合文化的世界传播为己任,“跨越二十六载的非洲之情”将和合文化带到遥远的非洲,与非洲人民建立起了深厚情谊,积极践行构建人类命运共同体理念,得到了国际社会赞誉,体现了中华和合文化在国际交往中的强大亲和力、感召力和影响力。此外,从两位国际知名儒学专家安乐哲和贝淡宁的观点中,可以读懂如何以世界眼光去理解和合关系、和合思维以及和合文化对全球治理挑战的影响,更加认同全球跨文化背后的“中国智慧”。
当今世界正在经历百年未有之大变局,人类发展面临多重危机和挑战。“和合”理念强调在构建人类命运共同体的过程中,充分实现人与人、人与自然,以及不同社会之间的和谐共生,这一理念为新时代解决人类共同面临的重大问题贡献了中国智慧和中国方案。
万物并育而不相害,道并行而不相悖。只有各国行天下之大道,和合相处、合作共赢,繁荣才能持久,安全才有保障。我们所处的是一个充满挑战的时代,也是一个充满希望的时代。只要我们秉承和合理念,务实推进各领域交流合作,一定能开创出更加美好的未来。
CommonProsperitythrough the Hehe Culture
The Hehe culture is part of the quintessence of the 5000-year-old Chinese civilization. Of the phrase “Hehe”, the first character (He和) refers to such concepts as harmony, peace and happiness, and the second character (he合) refers to unity, cooperation and integration.
The combination of the two characters into a phrase first appeared in Guanzi, an ancient Chinese philosophical and political text, in which it says, “Cultivate the people with the Way, and they will be in harmony; nurture the people with Virtue, and they will be in unity. As they live in complete harmony [He] and unity [he], no one can do any harm to them.”
The Tiantai Mountain is an important birthplace of the Hehe culture. Thanks to its unique geographical position and natural resources, it has engendered the Hehe culture, which has integrated the teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. The fact that the Hehe culture was born in the place shows its broadmindedness and inclusiveness.
For this issue, we will delve into the Hehe culture and explain its rich meaning and international significance on the occasion of the 2022 Hehe Culture Global Forum.
We will investigate the sources of the Hehe culture, exploring the historical context in which the Hehe culture was born, especially the uniqueness of the harmonious coexistence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism and the image of the “Two Gods of Hehe”. We will see in the process how it has spread and influenced the world. We will look into the contemporary relevance of the Hehe culture and how Taizhou city, where the Tiantai Mountain is located, practices and lives up to its tenets and values.
As an important force for China-Africa exchanges and cooperation, Zhejiang Normal University has helped forge friendships with Africa in the past 26 years, making contributions to the development of local economy, education and society, the very embodiment of the Hehe culture and its international appeal. In addition, Roger T. Ames and Daniel A. Bell, two renowned sinologists, argued convincingly that a true understanding of the Hehe culture will do much more to effectively solve global challenges facing us today.
The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. The idea of Hehe emphasizes the full realization of harmonious coexistence between different people, between man and nature, and between different societies in building a community with a shared future for mankind. Only when countries live in harmony and cooperate in a win-win manner can prosperity last, security guaranteed and a better future created.