| Summary: | 碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 宗教學系碩士在職專班 === 98 === ABSTRACT
Field research was conducted on this dissertation which divides the art study of Lion’s Head Mountain into six chapters. Except the first chapter for exordium and the last chapter for conclusion, the second chapter introduced the history and geographic positions of eleven temples distributed over the front and rear parts of Lion’s Head Mountain. The religion of the front part temples integrates Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. There are five temples in front part presently managed by the Juridical Person of the Quan Hua Temple, Lion Mountain, Nan Zhuang Township, Miaoli County. In the beginning of establishing the Quan Hua Temple, it has been discussed to build three sacred temples, Heaven (Quan Hua Temple), Hell (Fu Tian Temple), and Western Pure Land (Kai Shan Temple) in thirty years, and to start two social businesses on medicine and education. The main religion of the six temples in rear part is Buddhism, and each of them is managed independently and irrelevantly.
The third chapter introduced the eminent Buddhist who influenced the religious development of Lion’s Head Mountain. Master Miao Chan of Jin Gang Temple was a versatile monk who was capable of writing poetry, sculpting, and constructing. Master Hui Xing, the youngest abbot of Yuan Guang Temple, became a monk as a teenager whose contribution for the development of Buddhism was to organize an important buddhistic reference book, Da Zang Hui Yue. Master Pu Xian, the incumbent abbot of Yuan Guang Temple, is proficient in many languages, skilled in preaching the sermon and also the very first person to preach in Central and South America. Master Dao Zhi, the incumbent abbot of Jing Jue Temple, grew up in Wan Fo Temple of Lion’s Head Mountain, who was competent at narrating reincarnation stories at the age of seven. Master Chan Xun, the incumbent abbot of Wan Fo Temple, masters the Chinese medicine which attracts numerous followers. The development of the front part of Lion’s Head Mountain was attribued to Huang Kai Lang, the establisher of Quan Hua Temple, and the next three generations of his family. The incumbent board chairman, Huang Jin Yuan, manages the front part of Lion’s Head Mountain in a progressive way, promoting the Lion’s Head Mounatain through the internet.
The fourth and the fifth chapters compared and generized the statues and temple buildings from the perspectives of art style. The study was focused on the Buddhist statues according to the main religion in Lion’s Head Mountain is Buddhism. The building decorations, including stone carving, woodcarving, painting, etc; these art works which reflect the temperary religious beliefs and regarded as cultural assets.
The Lion’s Head Mountain which is rich in religious beliefs, temple building arts and abundant species is like an encyclopedia for people to learn and to explore.
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