《菩提道次第廣論》之道次第內涵應用於生命教育之探究 － 以新北市林口國中生命教育課程為例=A Research of Applying the Connotation in "The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment" to Life Education, Implemented on the Life Education Courses of the Lin-Kou Junior High School in the New Taipei City as an Example
In general, the worldly education, including life education, aims to help every single life to abandon suffering and obtain happiness. Since Buddhism is one and the only way to achieve such status, it is indeed the ideal model for life education. Lam Rim Chen Mo is Tsong-kha-pa’s most important treatise on Mahayana. It provides a clear definition and insight of a division of Buddhist practitioners into beings of three scopes, based upon the motivation of their religious activity, with a sequence of bottom-up and easy-to-difficult ways. If we can apply this precious teaching to our curriculum design for life education, it will surely be a perfect combination for Buddhist teachings and worldly education. In 2003, New Taipei Municipal Linkou Junior High school launched its first life education curriculum design centered on the stages of path to enlightenment from Lamrim. This study employs ideological research method to discuss how Linkou Junior High school proceeds it and how the effectiveness of the design is with feedbacks and interviews. Linkou Junior High school adopts the core concepts from Lamrim, selects topics and issues that suit junior high students the most, drafts teaching activities on both to-know and to-do and schemes out life education curriculum design with teaching objectives on the stages of path to eenlightenment. The study result shows great positive impact on students’performance not only when they are in school but also after they graduate. Furthermore, it receives support from parents, teachers, school staff and other related people. The case study of Linkou Junior High school indicates that life education curriculum design focusing on the content of Lamrim and at the same time, fitting for junior high students is both applicable and exceptional. To some extend, it meets the expectation of incorporating Buddhist teachings into worldly education. Thus, the great unlimited benefits follow.
