語言在宗教中對信徒外顯性格的影響：以基督教和佛教作為比較=The Influence of Language on the Explicit Personality of Believers in Religion: A Comparison between Christianity and Buddhism
該研究的目的是要探討宗教如何藉由語言影響信徒的外顯性格，以基督教和佛教為例並進行比較。從兩教的教義、歌詞和祈禱文等文本進行分析。結果是在不同宗教的用語渲染下，其信徒在不同的人格特質中將產生程度不一的變化，在分析之後得出以下結論：(a)與基督教相關的用語較重視與神的關係和互動，與佛教相關的用語則是強調事在人為的因果關係，以及(b)在大五人格特質和HEXACO中的誠實-謙遜中，基督徒和佛教徒會因為接收到不同的宗教理念而產生不同人格特質上的轉變。這個結論可以知曉語言在作為傳達宗教概念的橋樑的重要性以及信徒接收理解後在人格特質上產生的變化。研究結果可以使人更重視語言在宗教中的力量，以及了解宗教透過語言會對人產生什麼性格方面的影響。 The purpose of the study is to explore how religion influences the explicit personality of believers through language, using Christianity and Buddhism as examples for comparison. The analysis is made from texts such as doctrines, lyrics, and prayers of the two religions. The result is that there is a degree of variation in different personality traits depending on different religions. After analysis, it is concluded that (a) the terms associated with Christianity emphasize the relationship and interaction with God, while the terms associated with Buddhism emphasize the human conception of causality, and (b) in the Big Five personality traits and HEXACO's honesty-humility, Christians and Buddhists will have different personality traits due to the acceptance of different religious ideas. This conclusion can shed light on the importance of language as a bridge to convey religious concepts and the changes in personality traits that followers undergo and how they perceive these. The results can lead to a greater appreciation of the power of language in religion and help us understand the influence of religion on people's personalities through language.
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Table of Contents: Acknowledgments I 中文摘要 III Abstract IV Table of Contents V List of Tables VII Chapter1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background and Motivation 1 1.2 Research Purpose 2 1.3 Research Structure 3 Chapter2 Literature Review 4 2.1 Comparison between Christianity and Buddhism 4 2.1.1 The Concept of “God” 5 2.1.2 Evil and Sin 8 2.1.3 Atonement and Redemption 10 2.2 The Use and Characteristics of Language in Religion 13 2.3 The Relationship Between Explicit Personality and Religion 20 Chapter3 Data Analysis 24 3.1 Doctrine 24 3.1.1 Christianity 24 (1) True Creator 24 (2) Trust in Absolute Truth 25 (3) Atonement and Accumulating Merit 27 (4) Ultimate Goal 30 3.1.2 Buddhism 34 (1) True Creator 34 (2) Trust in Absolute Truth 38 (3) Atonement and Accumulating Merit 40 (4) Ultimate Goal 42 3.2 Lyrics 48 3.2.1 Christianity 48 3.2.2 Buddhism 56 3.3 Prayers 67 3.3.1 Christianity 68 3.3.2 Buddhism 77 Chapter4 Discussion 90 Chapter5 Conclusion 102 5.1 Summary of the Result 102 5.2 Study Limitations 104 Reference 106
List of Tables: Table 3. 1 Word usage and its meaning of Christian doctrines 33 Table 3. 2 Word usage and its meaning of Buddhist doctrines 45 Table 3. 3 Differences between word usage of Christian and Buddhist doctrines 47 Table 3. 4 Similarities between word usage of Christian and Buddhist doctrines 47 Table 3. 5 Word usage and its meaning of Christian lyrics 55 Table 3. 6 Word usage and its meaning of Buddhist lyrics 65 Table 3. 7 Differences between word usage of Christian and Buddhist lyrics 67 Table 3. 8 Word usage and its meaning of Christian prayers 76 Table 3. 9 Word usage and its meaning of Buddhist prayers 85 Table 3. 10 Differences between word usage of Christian and Buddhist prayers 89 Table 3. 11 Similarities between word usage of Christian and Buddhist prayers 89
