History of world religions. The principle of ipse dixit (“he said it himself”), is there a religious canon in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism (the most important)

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50. Principle ipse dixit ("he said"), whether there is a religious canon in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism

In general, in cultures based on scriptural religions, in the management of communication, the question is "Who said (this)?" was and is of fundamental importance. Since the time of Pythagoras (i.e., from the XNUMXth century BC), the principle of judgment, argumentation, and evaluation has been known, denoted by the Greek turnover autos epxa (in Latin ipse dixit, in Russian "he said", i.e. " someone in charge - a teacher, a leader, a master - said").

The composition of the religions of Scripture, as well as the principle, ipse dixit, are among the protective formations of human consciousness.

Expressions sacred canon, religious books of the Buddhist canon, canonization of Confucian teachings and the like are fairly common in the literature on the history of Eastern religions and literatures. Using such terminology, however, it should be borne in mind that its meaning in relation to the East differs significantly both from the Christian ideas of the same name, and in general from the concept of the sacred canon in the religions of Scripture. Therefore, in relation to the named religions of the East, the terms religious canon and similar ones should be understood, of course, adjusted for a completely different attitude to the word - so soft and free that in a medieval Christian scriptorium it would seem like "blasphemous negligence", sacrilege, the culprit of which is subject to anathema at best.

The canonization of Buddhist or Confucian writings is rather a historical and textual codification of monuments.

For the followers of the Buddha or Lao Tzu, the authority and even the sacredness of the teachings were not as closely connected with language and text as in the West. Therefore, they did not identify spelling with orthodoxy, did not burn books that differed from the canonical ones by several verbal formulas, and did not execute for "heretical" translations.

As for Buddhism, he apparently never knew a single language. At first, sermons were distributed orally, with the Buddha himself teaching his followers to present his teachings in their native languages.

In Buddhism, it is not necessary to believe even in the Buddha - it is important to believe in the teachings of the Buddha.

In India, the teachings of the Buddha began to be codified shortly after his death, at the first councils of Buddhists in 483, 383, 250. BC e., the texts of this time have survived only in small fragments.

A complete version of the Buddhist teachings has been preserved in the Pali language; the entry was made in the XNUMXst century BC. BC e. on about. Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The Pali canon is called "Tripi-taka".

Buddhist and Taoist distrust of the word, the ability of language to help intuition, is continued in the school of Jiddu Krishnamurti and the ethical and mystical teachings of the East close to him.

Authors: Pankin S.F., Mortova E.A.

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