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Chan Buddhism During the Times of Venerable Master Yixuan and Venerable Master Hsing Yun: Applying Chinese Chan Principles to Contemporary Society
Linji Venerable Master Yixuan 臨濟義玄 (d. 866) and Fo Guang Venerable Master Hsing Yun 佛光星雲 (1927–), although separated by more than a millennium, innovatively applied Chan teachings to the societies in which they lived to help their devotees discover their humanity and transcend their existential conditions. Both religious leaders not only survived persecution, but brought their faiths to greater heights. This paper studies how these masters adapted Chan Buddhist teachings to the woes and conditions of their times. In particular, I shall review how Venerable Master Yixuan and Venerable Master Hsing Yun adapted the teachings of their predecessors, added value to the sociopolitical milieu of their times, and used familiar language to reconcile reality and their beliefs.
《作為思想的近代佛教》第五講——鈴木大拙與靈性論（三）
結合當時的年代背景，鈴木大拙給《日本的靈性》一書特意冠上「日本的」字樣，與其說是向讀者傳達日本主義的印象，不如說是包含了對過激的「日本精神」之反抗意味。我們可從他戰後所寫的〈新版序文〉中了解這一點。
從《絕觀論》談牛頭禪人間精神的三重向度
學界普遍認為《絕觀論》為牛頭宗牛頭法融的著述。日本學者關口真大在〈達摩和尚《絕觀論》為牛頭法融撰述的論著〉一文，以及《達摩大師的研究》一書中，通過永明延壽《宗鏡錄》、《萬善同歸集》所引用的牛頭法融《絕觀論》數則問答，與敦煌寫本《絕觀論》一致，進而認定《絕觀論》是法融所作；印順法師在其《中國禪宗史》一書中也延承關口真大的說法。在沒有充分的否定性證據出現之前，筆者亦持此觀點，即《絕觀論》為牛頭宗著述。
臨濟義玄與星雲大師之中國禪宗理念在其當代社會的應用
臨濟義玄（?-866）與佛光山星雲大師（1927-）的年代雖然相隔逾千年，但他們在社會裡，同樣創新地應用禪宗教義幫助發掘人的良善本性，並為當前的生存境況創造超越的價值。二位宗教領袖不僅在迫害中倖存，也將自己的信仰推向了更高的境界。本文研究二位大師將禪宗教義落實在他們所處時代的困境和因緣條件的歷程，尤其著重在回顧義玄、星雲大師如何運用前輩的教誨，改善當時的社會政治環境，並以大家聽得懂的語言，融合現實生活與信仰。
