The Politics of Buddhist Organizations in Taiwan 1989-2003: Safeguarding the Faith, Building a Pure Land, Helping the Poor

Laliberté, André (著)

著者

Laliberté, André (著)

出版年月日

2004

ページ

178

出版者

RoutledgeCurzon

出版サイト

https://www.routledge.com/

出版地

Oxfordshire, UK [牛津郡, 英國]

資料の種類

書籍=Book

言語

英文=English

ノート

Andre Laliberte is currently Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, Universite of Quebec at Montreal.

抄録

Laliberté looks at a relatively unexplored aspect of modern Taiwan: the influence of religion on politics. This book offers a detailed survey of three of the most important Buddhist organizations in Taiwan: the Buddhist Association of the Republic of China (BAROC), the Buddha Light Mountain (or Foguanshan) monastic order, and the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Association (or Ciji). It examines their contrasting approaches to three issues: state supervision of religion, the first presidential election of 1996, and the establishment of the National Health Insurance.

This study analyzes the factors that explain the diverse paths the three organizations have taken in the politics of Taiwan. Based on an in-depth examination of Buddhist leaders' behaviour, The Politics of Buddhist Organizations in Taiwan compels us to question conventional views about the allegedly passive aspect of religious tradition, deference to authority in societies influenced by Confucian culture and the adverse legacy of authoritarian regimes.

Foreword vii
Acknowledgements viii
List of abbreviations xi

1. The political participation of Taiwanese Buddhist organizations in comparative perspectives 1
Introduction 1
Buddhist organizations and politics in contemporary Taiwan 2
Explaining the political participation of Buddhists 6
Understanding the politics of Taiwanese Buddhist organizations 14
Organization of the book 21
Conclusion 21

2. Taiwanese Buddhist organizations and politics in historical perspective 23
Introduction 23
Buddhists and politics in China before 1949 23
Buddhists and politics in Taiwan prior to 1989 34
Buddhists and politics after 1987 42
Conclusion 43

3. The BAROC and the safeguarding of the religion through lobbying 45
Introduction 45
The status of the BAROC after the lifting of martial law 45
The goals of the BAROC 49
The structure of the BAROC 53
The political behavior of the BAROC 54
Explaining the political behavior of the BAROC 59
Conclusion 64

4. Foguangshan’s humanistic Buddhism and the duty of remonstrance 66
Introduction 66
Xingyun and the development of Foguangshan 66
The goals of Foguangshan 68
The structure of Foguangshan 69
The political behavior of Foguangshan 70
Explaining the political behavior of Foguangshan 77
Conclusion 85

5. Ciji’s humanistic Buddhism and the avoidance of politics 86
Introduction 86
The goals of Ciji 86
The structure of Ciji 90
The political behavior of Ciji 92
Explaining the (a)political behavior of Ciji 97
Conclusion 104

6. Conclusions 106
Introduction 106
Summary of the findings and their relevance 106
Conclusion 112

Appendices 113
Notes 119
Selected bibliography 159
Index 173

ISBN

9780415322355 (hbc); 0203505832 (hbc); 9780203505830 (Ebook); 0203505832 (Ebook)

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