Humanistic Buddhism; Engaged Buddhism; His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama; Master Hsing Yun
摘要
This thesis presents a comparative study between two social movements, the Humanistic Buddhism of Master Hsing Yun and the Engaged Buddhism of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Important points to highlight that, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Master Hsing Yun are those two well-known modern Buddhist social activists throughout the world, whose works and deeds are in great benefit of entire humanity all over the world. Although these two social movements are new but they traced back its origin to the time of the Lord Buddha, thus their social movements primarily focus on the basic Buddhist concepts and aim on removing all sort of social obstacles and provides a better human society to live, but differences are found in their monastic life and education, which further lead to difference in their mode of approach and involvement toward solving social issues. Indeed certain similarities and differences are there, but their main aim is to improve modern society no matter whether it charity works or spiritual teachings.
目次
ABSTRACT I DEDICATION II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III CONTENTS V CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Motive and Purpose of the Study 1 1.2. Literature Review 4 1.3. Problem Statements 16 1.4. Challenges, Solution and Limitation 18 1.5. Research Methodology 19 CHAPTER 2: LIFE AND STRUGGLES OF VENERABLE MASTER HSING YUN 21 2.1. Family Background and Early Childhood Period 21 2.2. Renouncing Family and Monastic Education 26 2.3. Crossing Sea and Arriving Taiwan 32 2.4. Struggling to Propagate Dharma 36 CHAPTER 3: LIFE AND STRUGGLES OF HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA 44 3.1. Family Background and Early Childhood Period 44 3.2. Recognizing as the 14th Dalai Lama and Monastic Education 47 3.3. Chinese Invasion and Struggling 59 3.4. Exile in India and his Peaceful Approach 65 CHAPTER 4: HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA’S AND MASTER HSING YUN’S MODE OF SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT 71 4.1. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Mode of Engaged Buddhism 71 4.1.1. Brief History and Development of Engaged Buddhism 72 4.1.2. Three Commitments of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama 79 4.1.3. Emphasis on Development of Bodhicitta and Bodhisattva in His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Mode of Engaged Buddhism 82 4.2. Master Hsing Yun’s Mode of Humanistic Buddhism 88 4.2.1. Brief History and Development of Humanistic Buddhism 88 4.2.2. Four Main Objectives of Fo Guang Shan 94 4.2.3. Emphasis on Development of Bodhicitta and Bodhisattva in Master Hsing Yun’s Mode of Humanistic Buddhism 101 CHAPTER 5: COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR MODES OF SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT 106 5.1. Similarities 106 5.1.1. Similarities in His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s and Master Hsing Yun’s Life and Struggles 106 5.1.2. Similarities in His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Mode of Engaged Buddhism and Master Hsing Yun’s Mode of Humanistic Buddhism 111 5.1.3. Origin 114 5.1.4. Principles 116 5.1.5. Practice and View 117 5.1.6. Meeting of the two Eminent Spiritual Masters 120 5.2. Differences 126 5.2.1. Differences in His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s and Master Hsing Yun’s Life and Struggles 126 5.2.2. Differences in His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Mode of Engaged Buddhism and Master Hsing Yun’s Mode of Humanistic Buddhism 132 5.2.3. Scope and Limitation of Leadership in Engaged Buddhism and Humanistic Buddhism 132 5.2.4. Difference in His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s and Master Hsing Yun’s Mode of Approach toward Social Issues 135 5.2.5. Difference in their Views 141 CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION 144 BIBLIOGRAPHY 148
