关键词: 佛教, 伦理, 善恶, 社会意义

Abstract: The subject of this dissertation lies in the social significance of the ethic of Chinese Buddhism. At first, taking the filial duty as an example, itis discussing how Chinese Buddhism coordinates with Chinese rites and laws thatstress on families and filial duty, and makes the Chinese consent to that the Buddhism also emphasizes the filial piety; next, it is revealing a wealth of social significance embodied in Buddhism moral norms by analyzing emphatically the connotation of Buddhism moral norms; third, it is expounding that the ethic of Chinese Buddhism has a role of alleviating and transforming the three great contradictions of modern human society, namely the contradictions of men and themselves, men and the others, men and the nature, and therefore, this article affirms its intrinsic modern social significance.

Key words: Buddhism, ethic, goodness and evil, social significance