近年来,不少专家、学者从文化的角度,研究了中国传统思想与日本文学的关系。不过,大多数人关注的焦点在于佛教思想对日本文学的影响。却鲜少关注作为中国传统思想的儒家思想的重要性。虽然佛教思想曾经在日本风靡一时,但是相比起来,儒家思想更能为日本人民所接受。它以“修身、齐家、治国平天下”的基本原则在很大程度上影响着日本人的思想,进而影响着日本文学。至今对日本文学仍然具有一定的影响力。纵观 In recent years, many experts and scholars have studied the relationship between Chinese traditional thoughts and Japanese literature from a cultural point of view. However, the focus of most people’s attention is the influence of Buddhist thought on Japanese literature. Seldom pays attention to the importance of Confucianism as the traditional Chinese thought. Although Buddhism was once popular in Japan, Confucianism was more acceptable to the Japanese people. Its basic principle of “cultivating oneself, keeping one’s home from one’s homeland, governing the country and leveling the world ” greatly influenced the Japanese thought and further influenced Japanese literature. Up to now, Japanese literature still has some influence. Throughout