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星雲大師以人間佛教弘化為中心的社會交往——以1991年《星雲日記》所記為主
星雲大師有寫日記的習慣，「我從童年開始，就喜歡寫日記」。初到台灣的前幾年，大師曾經寫了20 多本約2 百多萬字的日記。但可惜的是「後來自己翻閱時，發覺日記中盡是寫些人我是非、他人得失，寫到自己也是一副憤世嫉俗的醜陋面目。因此，在1952 年的元旦，我重新在一本日記簿上寫道：『我，是自私的；我，是醜陋的；自讚毀他，妄自議論，實在是人類的劣根性。』寫完，我就將二十多本日記付之一炬了。」但自1989 年開始，星雲大師再次開始寫作日記，為今天研究星雲大師及其佛光山人間佛教的發展歷程提供了第一手的原始資料。《星雲日記》中既有對佛法的感悟與開示，也有每天弘法利生的行程，在大量與芸芸眾生的交往中，實現人間佛教弘化的目的。本文主要從社會人際交往與傳播的角度，以1991 年《星雲日記》為例，討論人間佛教的弘化與發展。
My Understanding of Humanistic Buddhism
Humanistic Buddhism inspires us to elevate and have faith in ourselves; because this self embodies the wisdom and virtue of the Buddha. Thus we must realize that we are all buddhas and be proud to say that “I am a buddha.” Such is the spirit of Humanistic Buddhism. Instead of placing our fate in the hands of divine entities, we should take responsibility for our own lives. The saying in the Āgamas, “Rely on the self, rely on the Dharma, rely on nothing else,” is a rendition of the faith of Humanistic Buddhism.
The Key to Promoting Localization is not to ‘Discard’ but to ‘Give’–My View on ‘De-sinicization'
In Taiwan, issues of provincial origin and ethnicity are often intentionally used to manipulate elections. During the March 2004 presidential election, ethnic sentiment was once again provoked to the extent that some people chanted slogans of “localization” and “de-sinicization.” This throws us into doubt. In this era of multiculturalism, when countries are making every effort to absorb other cultures, it is indeed perplexing—and even unfathomable—why some Taiwanese people are moving to “discard” a culture via “de-sinicization.”
