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Humanistic Buddhism for Social Well-being(Ⅲ): An Overview of Grand Master Hsing Yun's Interpretation in Theory and Practice
Sakyamuni Buddha's success when he was alive and the ever-expanding success of Buddhism ever since is heavily dependent on the systems approach which he adopted. Systems approach is a modern, technical term applied in management and operations research. It is based on the view that every system -- from the universe to the smallest human activity -- consists of interdependent and interacting sub-systems or components. No activity, however minute, can be planned, organized, directed or controlled until and unless (i) the relationships among the components are understood, and (ii) the effect which changes in one component have on each of the others is carefully evaluated.
Humanistic Buddhism for the Social Well-being (Ⅰ)：An Overview of Grand Master Hsing Yun's Interpretation in Theory and Practice
Venerable Dr. Hsing Yun is the Grand Master of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, the 48th Patriarch of Lin Ji Ch'an tradition, and the foremost Chinese scholar-monk of our times. He has been impressed, since his adolescence, with humanism as the all-pervading characteristic of the teachings of the Buddha. He has devoted a life-time of study, research, contemplation, discussion, and teaching to clarify and elaborate the philosophical concepts inherent in Buddhism and their practical implications. The ultimate result of this effort is the identification of core teachings of the Buddha, which are relevant and immediately applicable to life in this modern world. He calls these teachings Humanistic Buddhism (Renjian Fojiao). He sees in it an enormous potential for social well-being and individual advancement.
Humanistic Buddhism for Social Well-being (II): An Overview of Grand Master Hsing Yun's Interpretation in Theory and Practice
Venerable Dr. Hsing Yun is the Grand Master of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, the 48th Patriarch of Lin Ji Ch'an tradition, and the foremost Chinese scholar-monk of our times. He has been impressed, since his adolescence, with humanism as the all-pervading characteristic of the teachings of the Buddha. He has devoted a life-time of study, research, contemplation, discussion, and teaching to clarify and elaborate the philosophical concepts inherent in Buddhism and their practical implications. The ultimate result of this effort is the identification of core teachings of the Buddha, which are relevant and immediately applicable to life in this modern world. He calls these teachings Humanistic Buddhism (Renjian Fojiao). He sees in it an enormous potential for social well-being and individual advancement.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Ten Great Contributions to Buddhism
Since the nineteenth century, Humanistic Buddhism has been the most powerful school of thought in Chinese Buddhism. I recently proposed that while Taixu was distinguished as an advocate of modern Humanistic Buddhism, Venerable Master Hsing Yun, as the founder of modern Humanistic Buddhism, has been an exceptional proponent. Venerable Master Hsing Yun proposed using the concept of the “three greatnesses” from the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna as the basic principle of the Humanistic Buddhism: greatness of essence, greatness of attributes, and greatness of function. He profoundly influenced the essence, the attributes, and the function of Humanistic Buddhism.
主題演說之一：重新估定佛學的價值
我今年八十七歲，七十五年前在南京棲霞山出家做和尚，六十四年前來到台灣，四十六年前開始建設佛光山。對於傳統的佛教，我常有一些不一樣的想法。比方說，佛法講「四姓出家，同為釋氏」，過去印度的佛教倡導「四姓平等」，這是佛陀的思想，但是後來在各地傳播的佛教，卻全都違反了佛陀平等的胸懷，其中最嚴重的就是男女不平等；到現在，中國大陸的比丘尼、優婆夷在佛門裡仍幾乎沒有什麼地位。不過在我看來，在所有出錢做功德，把寺廟建設起來的人當中，以優婆夷最發心，尤其很多優秀的比丘尼更是為佛門做出種種貢獻。而這許多人事在佛教史上卻很少記載。如今，這一種不平等的觀念還在繼續，仍有人極力以佛教的「八敬法」來維護佛教比丘、男眾的權力與地位。
人間佛教對社會福利的貢獻（三之一）——綜觀星雲大師在解行上的詮釋
筆者的目的是根據南傳巴利藏和北傳的漢文阿含藏，來彙整釋迦牟尼佛（約西元前五六三─四八三年）所說的法義，以點出星雲大師如何在深奧的法義中，形成人間佛教福利社會的理論面與實踐面。
佛光普照三千界，法水長流五大洲――星雲大師與中國佛教國際化
肇始於近代的中國佛教國際化歷程中，星雲大師對佛教在西方世界傳播貢獻卓著。本文總結了星雲大師佛教國際化歷程及成就，主要體現在六個方面，即：一、創建國際性的佛教組織；二、在西方國家建立弘法道場；三、創辦現代化的教育機構；四、培養國際性的弘法人才；五、佛教經典的整理和翻譯；六、宗教對話及文化交流。星雲大師宣導的「人間佛教」理念是貫穿於其佛教國際化實踐的內在核心主線。本文探討星雲大師為代表的佛教國際化的意義。
人間佛教對社會福利的貢獻（三之三）——綜觀星雲大師在解行上的詮釋
佛世時佛法能夠廣為弘揚，與佛滅後佛法仍能廣泛流行，大部分要歸功於佛陀採用的系統性方法。系統性方法是管理學和作業研究所用的現代術語。它的主要概念是把每一個系統──大至整個宇宙，小至人類最微細的活動──都視為由許多互相緣起、互動的分子所組成。即使再微小的活動，在「1.瞭解各組成分子的彼此關係，及2.審慎評估其中每一組成分子的改變，對其他組成分子造成的影響」之前，我們無法作很好的規畫、組織、執行、和控制。
人間佛教對社會福利的貢獻（三之二）——綜觀星雲大師在解行上的詮釋
筆者的目的是根據南傳巴利藏和北傳的漢文阿含藏，來彙整釋迦牟尼佛（約西元前五六三─四八三年）所說的法義，以點出星雲大師如何在深奧的法義中，形成人間佛教福利社會的理論面與實踐面。
原始佛教的三大核心價值暨星雲大師人間佛教對佛教社會思想的新貢獻
本文借助巴利原文、漢譯以及新譯之間的對勘，對《阿含經》等原始佛教經典進行深入的義理辯證及現代詮釋，闡明原始佛教佛陀教法的根本宗旨是要合理解決人類福德生活的問題，體現了為人類探求現法樂、後世樂、究竟樂的辯證統一，即佛教在世界觀問題上介於天道、人道之間而以人道作為中心的價值方向，在人生觀問題上介於現實人生、生前死後之間而以現實人生作為本位的價值方向，以及在社會觀問題上介於個人修持、社會參與之間而高度重視社會參與及社會淨化的價值方向，展現了以佛陀教法思想為基礎的佛教思想文化理解世界、改造世界的價值標準。這也正是當代人間佛教應該繼續宣導和努力的建設目標。而星雲大師在推動人間佛教方面可謂不遺餘力，筆者將通過深度解讀星雲大師晚近論定作品《人間佛教佛陀本懷》，突顯此書的價值思想與《雜阿含經》及原始佛教相關價值思想的血脈關聯，因此可視為人間佛教思想理念及其三大基本價值方向的現代版。
