人間佛教概念新闡 -- 以星雲大師近年之相關論述為主要依據=A New Interpretation of the Concept of Humanistic Buddhism: According to Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Discourses in Recent Years
Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s recent discourses on Humanistic Buddhism are directed towards those whose view of Buddhism is still based on the patterns of the Ming and Qing dynasties, or to people who wish to learn more about Buddhism. This paper examines these recent discourses by Venerable Master Hsing Yun on Humanistic Buddhism, and the discourses by other advocates and scholars of the past 80 years, analyzing the relationship between the two. The author, using the theories and methods of religious studies, makes sense not only of the theory and practice of Humanistic Buddhism, but also of the broadness and narrowness of the concept, with particular attention to the different tendencies that various authors have expressed. In particular, the author emphasizes that the notion of Humanistic Buddhism promulgated by Master Taixu is different from that promulgated by Venerable Master Hsing Yun today, but continuities between the two do also exist.
