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出入於聖俗之間 ── 佛教慈善事業之初步思考=Between Holiness and Worldliness: An Exploration on Buddhism Charity Enterprise |
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林建德=Lin, Kent
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2016年「利他主義與菩薩思想」國際學術會議=2016 International Conference on "Altruism and Bodhisattva Thought"
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Date | 2016.05 |
Pages | 129 - 146 |
Publisher | 玄奘大學宗教與文化學系、中華民國關懷生命協會、財團法人弘誓文教基金會 |
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http://www.hongshi.org.tw/index.aspx
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Location | 桃園市, 臺灣 [Taoyuean shih, Taiwan] |
Content type | 會議論文=Proceeding Article |
Language | 中文=Chinese |
Note | 作者單位:慈濟大學宗教與人文研究所副教授 Author: Associate Professor, Institute of Religion and Humanity, Tzu-Chi University, Taiwan |
Keyword | 人間佛教=Humanistic Buddhism; 佛教信仰=Buddhist belief; 慈善事業=Charity Mission; 慈濟=Tzu Chi; 善門入佛門=from the door of charity to the door of Buddhism |
Abstract | 大乘佛教以利濟蒼生、救苦救難為標的,從事慈善濟世工作成為大乘佛法信仰實踐中重要的區塊。然慈善工作和宗教信仰雖存在互補作 用,但也潛藏一定的張力和兩難。本文嘗試以慈濟基金會為例,對佛教慈善事業作一「後設」(meta-)的反思,總括本文論述重點有二:第一,指出聖與俗間的兩難乃宗教慈善事業潛在之挑戰,並以慈濟基金會為例初探其如何面對此一課題,其中「善門入佛門」,即從慈善救助中進入佛教信仰,乃是證嚴法師心中的理想;第二,探討佛教慈善志業特點之建立,重點之一在於佛教人才的培養,之二在於重省及善用佛教理論模型的指引方針,使助於慈善工作的推動,如以權、實二門的辯證性觀點,以及世俗、勝義二諦圓融等的知見,來裨益於出世與入世、聖與俗等之間的平衡。
The main aim of Mahayana Buddhism is to release living beings from suffering. Engaging in charity work in order to be of service to others is therefore a calling for many present-day Mahayana Buddhist practitioners. Though there are complementing aspects between charity work and religious belief, there are also latent tensions and dilemmas. This article offers a meta-reflection on the charity mission of the Tzu Chi Foundation, following the two main points of the paper: First, I propose that the entanglement of holiness and worldliness is a common challenge for all religious charities; hence it is also a problem that the Tzu Chi Foundation could not escape. I then take a look at how the foundation has thus far dealt with and responded to the challenge. In this respect, Ven. Cheng Yen strives for the ideal of guiding others “from the door of charity to the door of Buddhism,” i.e. making Buddhist practice accessible through charitable activity. Secondly, I suggest the high-qualitied educations in monastic group will strengthen the development of Buddhist charity. Besides, the Buddhist philosophies may serve to solidify the characteristics of Buddhist charities and prevent a situation where charity workers simply follow the crowd. That is, a solid grounding in Buddhist theoretical models (such as the dialectics between upāya and uttara, and the coherence between the conventional truth and ultimate truth) not only serves as an impetus for promoting charity work, but further harmonizes the apparent polarities of sacredness and secularity, or the holy and the mundane. |
Table of contents | 一、前言 131 二、從慈善救助到信仰實踐──統合「慈善」及「信仰」之可能 132 (一)佛教之慈善事業不應以傳教為目的 132 1、「救人第一」的共識 133 2、「大愛無國界」之理念 134 (二)佛教之慈善事業應具有佛教理想 134 1、慈濟志工以佛教信仰為主 134 2、由善門走向佛門之理想 136 (三)「不傳教」與「為佛教」間的辯證 138 三、佛教慈善事業特點之建立:挑戰及省思 139 (一)佛教慈善志業之可能挑戰 139 (二)重省佛教理論模型的指引方針 142 四、結語 145 |
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Created date | 2020.08.14 |
Modified date | 2020.08.14 |
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