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「藏海無涯‧大藏經通俗講座」首場開講 近600人齊聚佛光山法寶堂
法師介紹，該處由楊仁山於1866年創立，珍藏12萬5千餘片經版，他一生刊刻經典211種、1155卷，流通佛典逾百萬卷，並創立中國佛教第一個文化出版社、高等僧伽教育機構「祗洹精舍」、佛學團體與刊物，培育太虛大師等重要人物。該處不僅入選中國首批非物質文化遺產名錄與聯合國《人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄》，亦被列為中國重點文物保護單位。 此次佛館展覽中，展出佛光山珍藏的多種金陵刻經處重印經論，包括《大佛頂首楞嚴經》、《淨土四經》、《大乘起信論》等，其中首次亮相的〈真誠的告白—我最後的囑咐〉雕版，更成為全場焦點。 最後，如常法師勉勵大眾珍惜聞經因緣，珍視經本的法寶價值；曾淑賢則指出，雕版印刷突破了知識與.....
Remarks on Current Research on Taixu and the Pure Land in the Human Realm
One could translate the Chinese term commonly rendered “Humanistic Buddhism” more literally as “Buddhism in the Human Realm” (renjian fojiao 人間佛教). The term “human realm” (renjian 人間) has both an everyday meaning in modern Chinese and a more expansive technical Buddhist meaning. In everyday parlance, it means “the human world,” “humanity,” or “social relations,” and within a modern scientific world view, humanity exists in only one place—the planet Earth. Hence, English-language texts sometimes render the term “Humanistic Buddhism” as “Earthly Buddhism.” In traditional Chinese Buddhist texts, however, the term has a more specialized, technical meaning arising from premodern Buddhist cosmology. In this context, it indicates one in a list of five or six possible paths of rebirth. To be reborn in the human realm means that one’s past karma has led to rebirth as a human being, and in Buddhist cosmology, the Earth is not the only place where humans reside. The fact that the term renjian has different definitions in these two contexts has led to some confusion when scholars confront the terms “Humanistic Buddhism” and “The Pure Land in the Human Realm” (renjian jingtu 人間淨土). Variations in the way Buddhists and scholars understand the meaning and purpose of Humanistic Buddhism only compound the confusion.
On Modernity and Tradition in Humanistic Buddhism: From Master Taixu to Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Humanistic Buddhism was initially proposed by Master Taixu in early modern times, then refined in theory and verified in practice by a number of eminent monks. It now is a major ideological trend and practical model for Chinese Buddhism in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan, under the leadership of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, has brought the model of Humanistic Buddhism development worldwide. This has become an important channel for Chinese culture to the world. How is it that Humanistic Buddhism has become a major Buddhist ideological trend on the Chinese mainland? How has it become the way for Buddhism to modernize and to survive? Humanistic Buddhism not only responds to the practical needs of this era, but it is rooted in long-standing Buddhist spiritual traditions and the Buddha’s original intents.
Humanistic Buddhism in Singapore
The term “Humanistic Buddhism” (人間佛教) brings to mind the thisworldly Buddhist teachings of Master Taixu (太虛, 1890–1947), Master Yinshun (印順, 1906–2005), and Venerable Master Hsing Yun (星雲, 1927–). Needless to say, transnational Taiwanese “mega-temples” such as Fo Guang Shan (佛光山) and Tzu Chi Foundation (慈濟功德會) have played a significant role in the propagation of Buddhism and promotion of cultural and philanthropic activities in global-city Singapore and around the world. Yet, unknown to many scholars (and Buddhists) perhaps, the early ideas of Humanistic Buddhism have arrived in Singapore even before these well-known global Taiwanese Buddhist organizations. In my talk, I will discuss the history of Singapore’s Humanistic Buddhism from the early twentieth century to the present. I will present the development of Humanistic Buddhism in Singapore into three phases: 1) Taixu’s Human Life Buddhism (人生佛教); 2) Yen Pei’s (演培, 1917–1996) Humanistic Buddhism; and 3) development of Taiwanese Humanistic Buddhist organizations in contemporary Singapore.
五十生日感言．外一章
第一章 從太虛大師到星雲大師：現代人間佛教的宣導與創立──二十世紀人間佛教理論與實踐展開歷程的一種解釋模式
一切法如幻——寂護和太虛對《楞伽經》宗旨的解釋比對
《楞伽經》為眾經之樞要，佛法之理窟。印度的中觀派、瑜伽行派及中觀瑜伽行派、漢地的禪宗、藏地的寧瑪派等都依據該經奠立自己的教義基礎。在太虛大師的教理體系中，《楞伽經》也占據了核心的地位。因此，這是一部跨越地域文化和宗派分歧的經典，其宗旨值得探討。本文選擇了時間、空間上相隔都頗為遙遠的寂護和太虛的闡釋來對比研究。寂護是印度佛教中觀瑜伽行派和吐蕃前弘期佛教的奠基者，太虛大師是二十世紀以來具有世界影響的「人生佛教」開拓者。對比研究他們對《楞伽經》宗旨的解釋，可以拓展理解《楞伽》經義的空間。
老齡社會背景下人間佛教發展的一些思考
佛陀創教時期及此後數千年漫長歲月裡，由於戰爭、災荒、疫病頻發，生活資源短缺及社會醫療水平低下等原因，人口死亡率高，平均壽命較低，基本不存在社會人口老化的現象。近代太虛大師揭櫫人生佛教、人間佛教時，正值國家動亂多難，老百姓幾乎沒有社會醫療保障，人口死亡率高、平均壽命低的狀況依然如故。
