1894年,英國浸禮會傳教士李提摩太英譯了真諦漢譯本《大乘起信論》,並於1907年由上海廣學會出版。此譯本是繼日本學者鈴木大拙出版的譯本以來的第二個全譯本,卻沒能引起學界的足夠重視。本文基於一手史料,分析了此論的作者、整體內容以及核心概念「真如」在李氏的神學思想體系裡通過其英譯本如何再次重構與呈現。本研究的發現如下：李氏受到英國傳教士比爾「偽基督論」的啟示,從此論構建出世界宗教聯合後所獲得的「正義」,而這種正義正是上帝國的主要特徵,也是上帝國得以建立的前提。為充分證明並散播此構想,他通過譯本將原文的「真如」概念以上帝之名義重構,為讀者呈現解讀後不同於鈴木的全新譯本,為其建立上帝國的抱負作了思想準備。
Abstract
Timothy Richard, a missionary of Baptists, translated Zhen Di’s Chinese translation sutra Da Chen Qi Xin Lun into English in 1894 and this version was published in 1907 by the Christian Literature Society. Following the first version by Suzuki, this full version elicited little attention. This paper, based on primary historical files, discusses how the book’s author, its content and the concept Zhen Ru were reconstructed under Ricard’s Theology. It discovers that, inspired by Beal’s Pseudo-Christian interpretation, Richard found Righteousness in the union of world religions from this book. This Righteousness is essentially what is needed in the building of the Kingdom of God. In his translation, he reconstructed Zhen Ru in the name of God and brought a totally new book to readers. His translation is the preparation for the building of the incoming Kingdom of God.
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李提摩太 /
《大乘起信論》 /
真如 /
翻譯
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