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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.
星雲之道：大師一生的貢獻
《星雲大師全集》主題論壇(一)
星雲大師以佛法為體，文學為用，著書立作逾一甲子，解行並重的推動人間佛教的宗教實踐，學者譽為實用的佛教文學，因此，成就三百六十五冊的《星雲大師》全集，共三千餘萬字，十二大類，五萬條目，種類豐富、論述多元，堪稱人類文化史上最巨大的出版工程。 2017年5月16日，佛光山在藏經樓主殿舉行《星雲大師全集》新書發布會， 並於當日下午，分別於藏經樓主殿及法寶堂舉辦《星雲大師全集》主題論壇，禮請學者專家及社會賢達，談論大師一生的行佛事蹟。本學報特刊出論壇內容，讓讀者從不同領域，了解這套書的特色及對當代佛教與社會的影響，見證大師的智慧與貢獻。
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。
《寶性論》新譯新解（之一）
印度大乘佛教佛性如來藏一系所依據的大乘契經，有《如來藏經》、《勝鬘夫人經》、《不增不減經》、《大般涅槃經》、《入楞伽經》、《華嚴經》等；所依據的論典著作，則有《究竟一乘寶性論》、《大乘法界無差別論》、《佛性論》、《大乘起信論》等。其中《究竟一乘寶性論》自古被認為是佛性如來藏大乘的核心論書，它是印度如來藏大乘義理思想的寶典，在漢藏兩地大乘佛教中也受到特殊、高度的尊重。《寶性論》思想體系博大、深刻，義理思維縝密、繁複，原典梵文文字深奧，漢譯論文艱深難解，因此一直是佛教義理思想史上的一部「天書」，對它的解讀與釋義不僅是古代釋經學學者的難題，對於現代國際佛教學者而言，它也是一部公認的難治之典。程恭讓教授認為此書在佛教釋經學、義理學思想史上具有崇高價值，對於中國佛教華嚴學義理建構尤其貢獻卓著，對未來人間佛教的理論智慧也將有重大意義，因此多年來不惜花費時間精力，致力於對於這部論書的研究和詮解。本刊獲程教授同意授權，將以專欄方式，連載他系統解讀這部梵文佛教「天書」的成果。
人間佛教與當代社會第一堂課 星雲大師是現代人間佛教璀璨的燈塔
。而邁入第三階段的「後星雲時代」，星雲大師早已培養僧信二眾具有「自依」的精神，因此人間佛教將以經過試驗和磨煉的自覺和理性，做到「人人心中有人間佛教，時時奉行人間佛教」。 最後他歸納星雲大師對佛教有十大貢獻，不僅成功推動佛教現代化轉型及全球化弘揚，同時為現代台灣佛教的發展指引出根本出路和正確方向。程恭讓舉例說明，如佛光人工作信條、佛光山四大宗旨及佛光四句偈，都是星雲大師70歲前後成熟思想的體現，在佛光僧團及佛光教團中，具有方向引導和政策指導的意義。而在思想義理上，也重新整合般若智慧與善巧方便的辯證交融，「為現代文明的新菩薩學養創立了一種生命典範，更提供未來人類文明交流互鑑的智慧與價值。」 與談人.....
