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抗戰勝利後青年星雲佛教改革的萌芽（1945-1948）
一九四九年春，星雲大師來台，輾轉於各地，當時遠在東台灣的宜蘭雷音寺，雖然早在一九五二年五月十六日成立「週六念佛會」，但是，乏人領導，前來弘法的緇素總是來來去去。雷音寺渴求常住弘法僧眾不可得，最終於一九五三年春後，寺方護法李決和與林松年二人到中佛會求助，獲青年星雲的首肯。 青年星雲從一九五三常駐宜蘭雷音寺，至一九六二年南下高雄開創壽山寺，以整整十年的時間，奠定了佛光山人間佛教事業的藍圖。然而，青年星雲佛教改革的思想萌芽甚早，非自來台而始。 本文以抗戰勝利初期，青年星雲一篇罕為人知的文章〈回憶比現實美麗—略談勝利後京滬一帶的佛教〉，來探討其佛教改革思想。此文青年星雲以「星子」為筆名，談論抗戰勝利後京滬佛教的改革情況，而這也正是他日後改革佛教的萌生之濫觴。
The Concepts and Practices of Vinaya in the Humanistic Buddhism: A Case Study of Fo Guang Shan Monastery
Greed, Desire, and the Universal Need for Master Hsing Yun's Humanistic Buddhism: A View from the United States
Greed. We all know greed is a problem. U.S. citizen Bernie Madoff’s successful investment fund attracted wealthy investors. Every year his returns on investment were much larger than those of other funds. In the end it turned out that he was not investing his customers’ money at all. Instead, he was running a Ponzi or “pyramid” scheme, paying off the investors who withdrew their money with the money he was taking in from new investors. While the Ponzi scheme was going strong, he was the toast of New York City and highly admired by others in the finance world. When thousands of his customers lost large sums of money, he became the poster boy of greed. Yet of course his customers were greedy too.
Geneaology and Taxonomy of the ‘Twentieth-century Renjian Fojiao 人間佛教’Mapping a famen 法門 from Mainland China and Taiwan to Europe
The first part of this paper will discuss concepts and practice of‘twentieth-century renjian fojiao’; it will start analyzing theoretical meanings and doctrinal implications of renjian fojiao in modern and contemporary Mainland China and Taiwan, and assess various case studies of ‘renjian fojiao in practice’ among Buddhist communities since the Republican period onwards and also from the pre-modern Imperial time. I will attempt a taxonomy of these principles and practices, and then ponder whether this renjian fojiao should not be classified as an overall ‘school’(zongpai 宗派) but considered rather as a ‘Dharma gate’ (famen 法門). Secondly, I will consider the transmission of renjian fojiao to Europe, more precisely the Netherlands, in particular I will look at how (Mainland China) Longquan monastery 龍泉寺 (located in Utrecht) and (Taiwan) Fo Guang Shan 佛光山 (located in Amsterdam) are adopting and adapting ‘twentieth-century renjian fojiao’ in the Netherlands. Finally, this paper will conclude by questioning how ‘twentieth-century renjian fojiao’ could be more present in international platforms that are working towards conflict resolutions and peace building, and therefore could intervene and facilitate dialogue and constructive interaction among different cultures and religions in today’s globalized and pluralistic society.
Interpreting the "Humanistic" in Renjian Fojiao (人間佛教) as Advocated by Venerable Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan
The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā) and Religious Tolerance
Perception of the Reality for the Benefit of Sentient Beings: With Special Reference to the Bodhisattvabhūmi
