Papers presented at the International Conference on Buddhism in Global Perspective jointly organized by K.J. Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies, Mumbai, India, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Bihar, India and Otani University, Kyoto, Japan, March 13-15, 2002.
關鍵詞
Taiwan; Chinese Buddhism
摘要
This paper is intended as an overview of the development and current situation of Chinese Buddhism in Taiwan. The first part will outline the historical background. In the second part we will take a closer look at the religious situation in Taiwan during the nineties, especially the characteristics and the impact of the so-called “Four big mountains” as well as some peculiarities in the structure of the Taiwanese Sangha. The aim of the third part is to highlight a few important aspects of Taiwanese Buddhism and Buddhist studies. On the doctrinal level there is the transition from the “reformer monk” Taixu to his student Yinshun. This is in many ways connected to the growth of Buddhist studies on the island. Finally, the CBETA-project serves as an example for the many editorial activities in the Buddhist world on the island. With the help of these examples we will see how Chinese Buddhism, a tradition that has taken many blows during the past century, is currently rebuild and redefined in Taiwan.
目次
1. Historical Background 1.1 Buddhism in Taiwan before the Japanese occupation 1.2. Buddhism during the Japanese occupation 1.3 Taiwanese Buddhism from 1945 to 1989 2. The Institutions of Taiwanese Buddhism in the Nineties 2.1 The Structure of the Sangha 2.2 The “Four Big Mountains” 2.3. Other forms of Buddhism in Taiwan 3. Current Doctrinal and Academic Developments on Taiwan 3.1. The influence of Yinshun 3.2 Academic developments 4. Conclusion
