第四屆中華國際佛學會議 -- 「佛教與廿一世紀」=The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism: The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century
出版日期
2002.01.19
頁次
30
出版者
中華佛學研究所=The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
出版地
臺北縣, 臺灣 [Taipei hsien, Taiwan]
資料類型
會議論文=Proceeding Article
使用語言
中文=Chinese
附註項
第四屆中華國際佛學會議 -- 「佛教與廿一世紀」, 法鼓山中華佛學研究所主辦, 2002年1月18-20日, 中央研究院學術活動中心. The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism:The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century, Organized by Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, DDMBA; January 18-20, 2002, Auditorium of Acemic Activity Center, Acemia Sinica.
1. In 21st century,the modern people who have root of wisdom still can apply the simple,succinct and practical methods as indicated in Agama Sutras or Nikayas. Buddha dharma is centered on mankind. The human world provides the best environment for people to gain liberation from samsara, rectify wrongdoings, to adopt virtuous actions, and to practice to become Buddha. Today,the exchange of information is very rapid,and the Buddha dharma has spread all over the world,so the areas prone to "eight disasters" as described by Buddhism have become more narrow. Modern people are more unfortunate than ancient people.
2. In modern time,those who get in touch with Buddhism,and see and listen to Buddha dharma are receiving the education of "perfect man" (Buddha) which starts from listening to the Buddha dharma, contemplating according to the truth, thinking about the meaning of the Buddha dharma, and finally to enter the practice of path. This is to practice the path step by step in daily life according to the Buddha dharma. It aims to realize the Buddha path in the world of no Buddha, and to become a "perfect being" (tathagata).
3. The practice of Buddha path is to be undertaken in daily life. The meaningful practice takes "threefold learning of no mental afflictions" as the standard. In daily life,the practitioner observes the silas to cultivate one's body. In religious life,the practitioner enters samadhi to cultivate one's mind. The purpose:While the practitioner stays alone,gets along with other people,treats objects, and handles business, he should have right mindfulness and right understanding,cultivate prajna to develop right awakening,fulfill merits and prajna with "life of right awakening",and enrich sila body,samadhi body,prajna body,liberation body,and liberation wisdom and view body; The practitioner uses right awakening to purify craving,hatred and ignorance,to gain liberation from ignorance,karma, and sufferings, and to lead the free "life of liberation".
4. "To eradicate evils and to increase virtues" is the essential of the practice of the Buddha dharma. "The fourfold diligence" is the principle of practice. The practitioner uses "the sevenfold awakening" to carry out "the thirty seven paths". In the dev