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"Saving lives by curing the world is the way of sages" is one of the key concepts from Daesoon Jinrihoe's The Canonical Scripture. In the Daoist scripture, The Most Excellent and Marvelous Lingbao Scripture of Limitless Salvation (The Salvation Scripture for short), a similar idea of 'saving the world and liberating lives' can be found, and it parallels the idea of religious healing in Daesoon Jinrihoe. Both systems of thought are internally consistent and focus on the individual living being as well as society by taking aim at curing human diseases while solving societal problems. Both sources also took influence from earlier Daoist Thought that responded to The Book of Changes, extended their innovations to traditional medicine, and realized the usefulness of religious healing. Although the two developed in different countries and time periods, their ideological similarities can still be appreciated. This paper delves into the above topic via three aspects: first, analyzing the historical background that produced Daesoon Jinrhoe's concept of "Saving Lives and Curing the World" while covering both individual and societal applications, second, examining the methods of implementing "Saving Lives and Curing the World" as a form of religious healing, and third, comparing the philosophical similarities between Daesoon Jinrihoe's "Saving Lives and Curing the World" and Lingbao Daoism's The Salvation Scripture in terms of their religious thought.
「济生医世者, 圣人之道也」, 「济生医世」的医疗思想是大巡真理会 《典经》 中蕴含的重要思想内容之一。道教经典 《灵宝无量度人上品妙经》 (以下简称 《度人经》) 中的亦有与「济生医世」思想类似的「济世度人」思想, 二者皆围绕个体与社会的救治, 旨在治愈身体疾病与社会弊病, 具有一定内在思想关联。二者都受到了道教易学思想的影响, 具有借医弘道的特点, 同时又注重宗教信仰疗法对于病患的作用。虽然这两种思想产生于不同的年代, 不同的国家, 但我们仍可以从中窥得其共通性的一面。本文主要从三个维度来探讨大巡医疗思想特色及其与道教「济世度人」思想之關係 : 分析大巡真理会「济生医世」思想产生的背景, 主要包括社会群体与生命个体两个因素分析 ; 剖析大巡「济生医世」作为一种宗教医疗手段, 主要包括「济生」之法和「医世」之法 ; 通过大巡「济生医世」与 《度人经》 「济世度人」思想对比, 指出二者在宗教思想层面内在融通性。