The Study of Practicing Humanistic Buddhism in the Lotus Sutra: The Case Study in Fo Guang Shan Monastery

碩士 === 南華大學 === 宗教學研究所 === 104 ===   "Lotus Sutra" was came from Mahayana Buddhism in India from the early era, and was widely believed and spreading to the east world, especially in China. Simultaneously, "Lotus Sutra" has become classic Tentai Li Zong thought, and even not only...

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Main Authors: Chiu-Yen Chien, 簡秋燕
Other Authors: Chao-Ying Shen
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5p93g7
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Summary:碩士 === 南華大學 === 宗教學研究所 === 104 ===   "Lotus Sutra" was came from Mahayana Buddhism in India from the early era, and was widely believed and spreading to the east world, especially in China. Simultaneously, "Lotus Sutra" has become classic Tentai Li Zong thought, and even not only Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan but also Fo Gung Shan Buddha practice. Its affect are very apparent to society. Many "Lotus Sutra" Bodhisattva learned methodology are very useful for current world Bodhisattva practice, in ddition, can provide a theoretical basis and practical paradigm(model) for Humanistic Buddhism.   Humanistic Buddhism broadcasted in Twentieth Century, is mainly to advocate Buddhism implemented in real life which pay more attention to the realization of Pure Land. Humanistic Buddhism in Fo Guang Shan is the Buddha teaching groups, which create the following four objectives, separately are: to promote Buddhism based on culture, to educate the talented persons based on training, to do social welfare based on charity, to purify the mind based on group meditation and to carry out Bodhisattva practice based on collective creation and innovation. In addition, The possible problems in practice which were arisen from the process of practice in this paper will also be proposed to take into consideration.   "Lotus Sutra" combine the spiritual practice "pagoda Faith" and "classic manned", which was unlike other classics. Contemporary Humanistic Buddhism runs in the bodhisattva path way, connected with good deeds, cultivated into karma –owed crawford; with creating good karma to deal with many friends and augment broad network of contacting people; with compassion wisdom to create and practice birth merit. As we can see the fact that "Buddha Memorial Center" is one good example in the world.   "Lotus Sutra-the article in seeing pagodas goods" open the convenience Dafa which indicted that: "the meaning of faith pagoda is equivalent to respectively receive Buddha body," in the mean while, is on behalf of "Buddha Memorial Center is is equivalent to Buddha body."   "Buddha Memorial Center" is mainly to embed the following four aspects into activity, which are art technology, cinematic, Humanistic and international. Through conducting the activities to connect the people to access to the Buddhism is the main goal. The two methods are first to execute ‘three goodness’ to purify one person’ body, mouth and mind, in addition, to apply ‘four giveness’ to attain to promote Buddhism based on culture, to breed the people based on good eduction and reach to the goal of Buddha Road.