| Summary: | 碩士 === 南華大學 === 生死學系 === 100 === This study aims at discussing the views of Buddhism Life and Death through a character of the Pili Puppet Theater. Yik Ya Shu, a Buddhist monk, is one of the three pillar characters of Pili Puppet Theater and is a good example of proposing a religious-oriented issue. Researcher here penetrates on the subject of Life and Death from a Buddhist view to understand the contributions of Yik Ya Shu toward modern people; The study here intends to find out the influences of Yik Ya Shu on both the related life and death wisdoms and the practice of the Noble Eightfold Path toward the audiences.
There are total six chapters in this thesis. Aside from the motivation and purpose of discussing the Pili Puppet Theater, the second chapter will go on a current academic status and literature review. The research methods and design are put in chapter Three, the Interpretative Phenomenology is the main strategy of this study. Chapter Four explores the subject of Yik Ya Shu and his various Buddhist avatar character roles. It includes: the process of individualization, the association of sacred and mortal fields among the contextures of puppet roles and the Buddhist thought Yik Ya Shu has conveyed through his behaviors. Chapter Five discusses how are the views of Buddhism Life and Death presented through the life and death struggling of the character, Yik Ya Shu.
And final, in Chapter Six the researcher will make an overall review toward the former chapters, the suggestions of the development of similar studies in the future and the reflections and limitations of this thesis.
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