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Toward a Modern Buddhist Hagiography Telling the Life of Hsing Yun in Popular Media
My interest in the biography of Master Hsing Yun (Xingyun 星雲, 1927–) began when I co-taught the “Buddhism in Asia” summer program in 20091 and visited the Fo Guang Shan ( 佛光山; Wade-Giles: Fo Kuang Shan, literally “Buddha’s Light Mountain”) headquarters in Kaohsiung (Gaoxiong 高雄) and a branch temple in Ilan (Yilan 宜蘭).2 My college students and I were rather impressed with the scale of the monastery in Kaohsiung and the global reach of its branches (Fo Guang Shan 2011).3 However, what intrigued me the most was our visit to the Fo Guang Shan Museum located in the Ilan branch temple. At the museum, our guides, who were nuns from the temple, showed us an illustrated comic biography of Hsing Yun, the founder of Fo Guang Shan. They told us stories, which are illustrated in the comic book, about their master’s arrival in Taiwan, the difficulties he encountered in his early religious career, and his successful missionary activities. Reading this comic helped me understand Hsing Yun’s leadership and the influence he has over his disciples and devotees. Following this, I started to consider the possibility of studying the life of Hsing Yun as portrayed in popular media and, with the help of some friends, began to track down the biographies of the monk as presented in various media.
展望二十一世紀人間佛教學的未來 ──讀《宜蘭弘法十年記──青年星雲的人間佛教之路》有感
闞正宗教授以「青年星雲」為主題,書寫《宜蘭弘法十年記──青年星雲的人間佛教之路》,深入爬梳星雲大師在1953-1963年(26歲到36歲)於蘭陽的青年弘法歷程,書中不僅呈現出星雲大師在創辦佛光山前之重要心路歷程與生命實踐,更重要的是宛如畫龍點睛般,點出了此關鍵10年對奠定星雲大師人間佛教實踐藍圖整體開展的重要性;換句話說,要理解星雲大師的人間佛教學,實不可忽略青年星雲階段。甚至可以說,青年星雲階段,確立了星雲大師人間佛教學的根源,要了解星雲大師對人間佛教學的建構,就要了解青年星雲。
星雲大師的辦學理念及其貢獻——以慈惠法師擘劃籌建為核心之探討
佛光山慈惠法師(1934- ),宜蘭人,1956 年禮星雲大師剃度出家,主要協助星雲大師辦理文教事業。「以文化弘揚佛法」、「以教育培養人才」,文教事業是佛光山在弘揚佛法上的主要宗旨之一。佛光山的系統大學,如台灣南華大學與佛光大學、美國西來大學、澳洲南天大學、菲律賓光明大學等5 所大學;以及普門中學、各級叢林學院,都由星雲大師指導、慈惠法師擘劃籌建。她是日本大谷大學文學碩士、日本國立京都大學研究員,曾任佛光山教育院院長、中國佛教研究院院長、佛光山叢林學院院長、普門中學校長、中國文化大學教授、《普門雜誌》發行人、佛光出版社社長、佛光山文教基金會執行長等等要職,對於辦學具有高度理念。本文主要研究她如何運用星雲大師的辦學理念,以見人間佛教的布教內涵及其實效。
用生命感動生命——論香港蓮華分會監獄布教之成就
中國佛教過去給人的印象,基本上是出家人遠離人群,躲於山林裡出世修道,人間佛教的出現一改這種風氣。其實,佛陀之所以發願出家、說法講經,都是為了解決諸多人間問題;可是,在漫長的歷史過程中,由於政權更替、社會變遷、思想風氣等不同的因素,佛教慢慢走入了山林之中,形成了重出世、求自了、講清修的型態。近代的大師們提出「人間佛教」並非要標新立異,而是重新審視佛陀的本懷,讓佛法落實在生活之中,令佛教重新走入人間。依循佛陀本懷,當代人間佛教的慈善事業種類之多、層面之廣,實在不勝枚舉。以佛光山的慈善事業為例,應急救難的服務就有佛光山急難救助會、冬季救濟會、友愛服務隊等;照顧人的生老病死的服務就有宜蘭蘭陽仁愛之家、雲水醫院、萬壽園等。
宜蘭念佛會慶祝佛誕節花絮
