
和合文化是中華五千年文明的精髓之一。“和”是和諧、和平、祥和;“合”是聚合、合作、融合。
“和”與“合”二字連用,最早見于《管子》:“畜之以道,養之以德。畜之以道,則民和。養之以德,則民合。和合故能習。”意思是說,畜養道德,人民就和合,和合便能和諧,和諧所以團結。
隨著儒釋道三教的圓融并存,和合作為一種文化在天臺山生根、發芽,由此天臺山也成為和合文化的發祥地。
本期視點以在浙江天臺舉行的2022年和合文化全球論壇為契機,為讀者解讀天臺山和合文化的豐富內涵和國際意義。
開篇“和合之源”通過對天臺山和合文化歷史脈絡的梳理,解讀和合獨特的文化形態、名山的精神信仰和深遠的世界意義。尤其是對以天臺宗為代表的佛教文化、以南宗為代表的道教文化和以理學為代表的儒家文化在天臺相互吸收、相互融合,最終形成“三教合一,萬善同歸”的和合理念進行了闡釋,揭示了和合文化的本質和精髓。
如果“和合之源”是從歷史角度去解讀,那么“和合傳播走向世界”則是從當地、當代和全球的視角去講述。近幾年來,和合之花開遍臺州大地,成為一種獨具臺州特色的文化現象,在海內外產生了深刻的影響。在臺州,和合文化成為深化文明交流互鑒、推動中華文化更好地走向世界的重要載體,向世界展現了可信、可愛、可敬的中國形象。在日本,“無處不寒山”,和合文化影響了一代又一代人。在美國,形成了持續20年之久的“寒山熱”;在加拿大,還成立了和合文化研究會。
而作為高等教育學府的浙江師范大學,以和合文化的世界傳播為己任,“跨越二十六載的非洲之情”將和合文化帶到遙遠的非洲,與非洲人民建立起了深厚情誼,積極踐行構建人類命運共同體理念,得到了國際社會贊譽,體現了中華和合文化在國際交往中的強大親和力、感召力和影響力。此外,從兩位國際知名儒學專家安樂哲和貝淡寧的觀點中,可以讀懂如何以世界眼光去理解和合關系、和合思維以及和合文化對全球治理挑戰的影響,更加認同全球跨文化背后的“中國智慧”。
當今世界正在經歷百年未有之大變局,人類發展面臨多重危機和挑戰。“和合”理念強調在構建人類命運共同體的過程中,充分實現人與人、人與自然,以及不同社會之間的和諧共生,這一理念為新時代解決人類共同面臨的重大問題貢獻了中國智慧和中國方案。
萬物并育而不相害,道并行而不相悖。只有各國行天下之大道,和合相處、合作共贏,繁榮才能持久,安全才有保障。我們所處的是一個充滿挑戰的時代,也是一個充滿希望的時代。只要我們秉承和合理念,務實推進各領域交流合作,一定能開創出更加美好的未來。
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.