乾嘉时期,儒释关系渐趋缓和。就大部分儒家学者而言,他们一方面在思想上坚守传统的儒释界限,反对混同儒释思潮的公开泛滥。另一方面对佛教人物、典籍等又持有一种极为理性的认识,在现实的交往之中,尽力地保持儒释之间相安无事的局面。这种特色的出现,与当时儒释双方的发展情形不无关系。 Qianlong period, the relationship between Confucianism and Buddhism gradually eased. Most Confucian scholars, on the one hand, insist on the traditional boundary of Confucianism and Buddhism on the one hand, and oppose confusion with the open spread of Confucianism and Buddhism. On the other hand, they hold an extremely rational understanding of Buddhist figures and books, and try their best to keep the peace between Confucianism and Buddhism in reality. The appearance of this feature was not unrelated to the development of both Confucianism and Buddhism at that time.