The Weiman Preach Association among modern Home Buddhism at Taiwan: Case study for a newly arisen regional religious team

• Main Author: 羅國銘
• Other Authors: 江 燦 騰
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99644794527924904912

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 宗教學系 === 90 === This thesis attempts to closely observe, record, understand and analyze internally the meaning of thinking, the religious belief and practical operation of the “Weiman Preach Coordinating Association” among the modern Buddhism at Taiwan, so as to clarify the developing experience and the direction at the time for this newly arisen modern Home Religious team at Taiwan. After analyzed the internal and external conditions of such religious team, this thesis will focus on the following five points: 1. What was the reason to cause the establishment of the Weiman Buddhist group, and how its members have gone to the non-mainstream line of Home Buddhism? 2. How the principle interpretation and operation of the Weiman team respond the differences of the main body of belief? 3. Is there any difference on religious practicing and attainment method due to the different directions of the religious team? 4. If there is difference, then what kind of enlightenment the difference had on the Taiwan Buddhism? 5. What is the meaning of time, the developing limits and future prospectus of the Weiman Buddhist group? This thesis is not only trying to explain the thinking contents and the organization structure of such religious group, but also trying to understand part of present situation of the “Home Buddhism” at Taiwan now. Hereunder is the explanation of the research point of different chapters in order. The introduction of this thesis has introduced the awareness of the issue, the research material and research method. The first chapter managed the time background of the Weiman Buddhist group. The second chapter analyzed the internal environment of the religious team. The third chapter handled the common awareness among members of the Weiman Buddhist group. The fourth chapter investigated the core belief of the Weiman Buddhist group. The fifth chapter handled the problem between the clergy and the common people. The sixth chapter involved the rule practicing problems. The seventh chapter has reflected the ethical problems of the clergy and the common people from the viewpoint of the religious team. The eighth chapter has directed to the “Pure Land” of the Weiman Buddhist group. The ninth chapter has returned to practical operation from the description of the theory. The conclusion, in addition to experience reflection and the vision expectation, this thesis has also pointed out a combined observation, and to proceed with self-critics. The Weiman Buddhist group of the Home Buddhism at Taiwan is based on major character of Home Buddhism, under the action principle of the modernized thinking, democratic organization, professional propagation, universal economics etc., and from the personal belief to group action; from reason adjustment to organization reformation, from observation of commandment and contribution of happiness to practice rules and be freed, which are all full of the belief experience of the new generation Buddhist group here at Taiwan. Such experience has connected to historical heritage of the Taiwanese religion upwardly, and has connected to the developing experience of the newly arisen Buddhism at Japan horizontally, also, it has connected to the worldly Buddhism trend downwardly to prove that the creative vitality of the Home Buddhism team here at Taiwan did not vanish. The following three points are the historical meaning for its existence: 1. It reflects the new face of the Home Buddhism group here at Taiwan. 2. It displays the difficulty of the common people Buddhism on the aspects of reformation and fulfillment. 3. It proves the developing possibility of the Home Buddhism team of modern Buddhism.