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Lay Buddhists and Moral Activism in Contemporary China=當代中國的佛教居士與道德能動主義 |
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Fisher, Gareth (著)
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Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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| Volume | v.4 n.2 |
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| Date | 2017.11 |
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| Pages | 247 - 270 |
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| Publisher | Brill |
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https://brill.com/
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| Location | Leiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Buddhism; China; marginality; morality; social movements; 中国; 道德; 佛教; 社会运动 |
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| Abstract | The last few decades have seen the rise of grassroots groups of lay Buddhists in post-Mao China who, through the composition, exchange, and discussion of Buddhist-themed media, foster moral discourses that critique what they perceive as the materialistic direction of contemporary Chinese society. Disseminated at legal but unregulated spaces within Buddhist temples, these discourses empower the economically marginalized lay practitioners who gather there and provide them with new purpose in life. Practitioners are also able to transmit these moral discourses through networks to other temple spaces. However, they do not yet possess the means to use them to influence the social direction of Chinese society at large. This is due to (1) political restrictions against the circulation of religious-themed materials outside of approved religious activity sites; (2) economic obstacles faced by the practitioners who seek to spread anti-materialistic messages; (3) a lack of organizational cohesiveness among the practitioners; and (4) the influence on practitioners of doctrines within Buddhism that caution against proselytizing to those who do not already possess a pre-fated bond with the Buddha and his teachings. As a result, lay Buddhists do not as yet constitute a social movement in the way the term is conventionally used by sociologists.
佛教居士組成的草根社會團體在毛時代之後的幾十年快速發展。通過書寫、交流與討論與佛教主題相關的文獻，他們促進形成了一套批判當前中國社會拜金主義傾向的道德話語。這套話語在合法且相對自由的佛教寺院中傳播，鼓勵了經濟窘迫的信徒，説明他們獲得新的生活目的。這一道德話語也借由信徒進一步傳播給其他的寺院。但是因為以下原因，這些草根團體無力影響中國社會的整體方向：1)宗教政策限制了宗教思想在寺廟以外的傳播；2)信徒的經濟地位較低，難以宣傳反對拜金主義的話語；3)信徒中間缺乏組織凝聚力；4)反對向那些與佛陀無緣的人宣傳佛家思想的信條。因此到目前為止，佛教居士團體還沒有形成社會學意義上的社會運動。 |
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| ISSN | 22143947 (P); 22143955 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1163/22143955-00402005 |
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| Created date | 2024.01.29 |
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| Modified date | 2024.01.30 |
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