An Elementary Study on the Hierarchical Bases of Fo-Guang-Shan Friary in its Middle Parish of Taiwan

• Main Authors: Ming-Hung Weng, 翁銘宏
• Other Authors: Wen-Hsiung Hung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36791281409912110050

碩士 === 東海大學 === 建築學系 === 88 === 　　Right after the World War Ⅱ, along with the KMT government, seas of bonzes came from the Chinese mainland to Formosa and settled here. They brought Taiwan the orthodox figure of mainland buddhism, together with the buddhistic revolution advocated by master Tai-Shu, and wiped away the influence of Japanese buddhism as well. There were then lots of temples with South-Fukien or Japanese style. But, owing to the way the government dealt with the buildings left by the enemy, the strong nostalgia for the mainland, and 'the Temple Controlling Regulations', the Chinese palatial style was thus a precondition to most of the new temples. As a chain of economic plans were carried out step by step, Taiwan became richer, urbanization took place widely, and religion thus had a chance to thrive. But owing to the US aid, buddhism here didn't have much room to grow until ROC left the UN and the diplomatic relations between ROC and USA were severed. Besides, as martial law was annulled and the 'Citizen Society Law' was issued, lots of traditional or new buddhistic organizations developed more speedily. Since he arrived Taiwan, Master Hsing-Yun, who in his youth adored Tai-Shu and thence styled himself 'new bonze', has emerged out of the competitors inside and outside the buddhistic circle in Taiwan. With new strategies of dharma preaching and base promoting, he succeeded in forwarding the buddhistic business all over the world and established almost 200 bases. Meanwhile, the bases of Fo-Guang-Shan friary gained through renting, borrowing, takeover, contribution and purchase, have therefore various functions and types. As an elementary research and basic data, this thesis first tries to survey all the bases of Fo-Guang-Shan friary in Taiwan, and second focuses on that in its middle parish, in order to explore four aspects of modernization of such religious bases: 1.the historical and social background of temples containing religiousy business and some become mere friary bases. 2.the strategies of bases in promoting, function, ranking and location. 3.the religious setting and habitual modes under various base conditions. 4.the programming, managerial modes and tasks in modernization.