The Research of the Conversion Process of the in Home Buddhists --Take a Case of the Middle Area Learners from Blisswisdom.organ’s Guanglun Classes

• Main Authors: CHANG, LI-LY, 張麗俐
• Other Authors: 鄭弘岳
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36102363462453743939

碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 宗教學系碩士在職專班 === 98 === Abstract Mainly through the interview, the study is aimed to understand how learners from Blisswisdom.organ’s Guanglun classes, who were converted to Buddhism, contact channels, get motivated, and further understand how the learners recognize, feel, get from their conversion, take part in Blisswisdom.organ, and encounter the difficulties in the process of their conversion. Through the integration, we sum up the following results. First of all, the contact channels of Buddhism conversion are chiefly centered in family and relatives, and the contact channels of Blisswisdom.organ’s Guanglun classes adds the influence of the original Guanglun learners, and the cultural and educational activities of Blisswisdom.organ. Besides, for the motivation, the motivations of Buddhism conversion chiefly include the influence of the human relationship, pursuing life meanings, identifying religious dogmas and the group’s image, encountering the life crisis, the mysterious experience, and the involvement of the ceremony and growth activities. The dogmas greatly influencing learners of Blisswisdom.organ’s Guanglun classes mainly include the concept of the infinite life, that is, the transmigration of the soul, the concept of karma and outcome, virtues of Buddha , gratitude to others, the concept of becoming Buddha, understanding that life is ever-changing, and minds of bodhi, altruism, and modesty. There are some reasons why the learners keep joining the classes. First, they identify themselves with the dogmas and ideas. Another reason is that the group interacts and support. Third, they are moved in the process of the growth. Fourth, they find the answer to the life. Fifth, they feel good. Sixth, they have responsibilities and missions. In the stages of learning Buddhism, interestingly, in the beginning, the learners hold the attitude of the fast and extreme learning. However, they will retreat in encountering all the difficulties. Finally, they become more confident. The learners make some changes after reflecting themselves and converted to Buddhism. For their outward behavior, they kill nothing, become less greedy, get better along with others, and even actively act as the volunteers and share the dogmas. For their inner, they become indifferent to the wealth, the fame, and all the values. Under the influence of the dogmas, their philosophy of life and viewpoints of associating with people are different from those in the past. Finally, we will examine the research result and the related theories and integrate them to make a conclusion.