黃運喜，玄奘大學宗教與文化學系兼任教授；吳惠巧，銘傳大學通識教育中心教授 Huang, Yun-shi Adjunct Professor, Department of Religion and Culture, Hsuan Chuang University. Wu, Hui-chiao Professor, Center for General Education, Ming Chuan University.
本文係國科會整合型研究計畫《台灣本土宗教倫理思想對生態、環境的論述、影響與前瞻》之第三期報告，子計畫為《台灣環境倫理與動物倫理之佛教論述、影響與前瞻》。該項計畫編號為 NSC 101-2632-H-364-001-MY3-。本計畫執行期間自民國 101 年 08 月 01 日起至 104 年 07 月 31 日止。 This article is the third report on a Research Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The project number is NSC 101-2632-H-364-001-MY3. The execution of this project is during August 1, 2012 until July 31, 2015.
Ever since Buddhism entered China, temples’ location always relies on geomancy, even though the nontheistic religion does not emphasize the method of divination. Actually, the Chinese Buddhist monks are influenced by yin and yang, as well as other very popular astrological concepts. Many Zen temples are well known for their temple grounds with good feng shui that lead to success on educating many elite monks. The traditional feng shui geography is to seek harmony between mankind and the natural environment. The disadvantage is that this selection method does not include a variety of geological information. Therefore, the construction site of the temple based on feng shui may be geologically fragile or in areas sensitive to natural disasters. After the completion of the temple constructions, they gradually aged. After long term usage, these temples’ structural conditions are getting worse. For these reasons, building examinations must be done in order to determine the presence or absence of risk factors that affect the safety of these temple structures. This study is on the geological repository used to analyze the geological structure of the temple grounds with a simple examination. Exploring these factors will affect the future structural safety of temple grounds.
