Tibetan Buddhism had been in Taiwan for over sixty years, although it was propagated by masters in the early stages, the dissemination was limited due to political and economic issues. Not until the 80s, Tibetan Buddhist practitioners from mainland China or oversea regions tended to preach the Dharma in Taiwan after the Abolishment of Martial Law, economic growth, and the three links between the Taiwan Strait was established. As a result, Tibetan Buddhism flourished in Taiwan, with mixed judgements from the modern society. From the previous scholarships seen in books, articles, and theses, the scope of research falls exclusively in the background study, without a direct focus on a specific Buddhist organization. It will be the main goal of this thesis to build a foundation upon the predecessors’ works, and seek the appropriate candidate to conduct my research. I chose the Larong Chuling Buddhist Society as my subject of research doe to the following reasons: 1. Yao Leexiang’s work indicates that the Buddhist association pertains to rismed, which is non-sectarian. 2. Xue Rongxiang claims that the Wisdom Light Series published by the Buddhist association had a great influence on the Taiwanese Buddhist field. 3. Huang Yingjie said the Wisdom Light Series can be considered as a treasure to normal audiences. 4. Wang Huawen’s research showed that the Wisdom Light Series was translated by a Tibetan monk who mastered in Tibetan translation. This thesis will aim for understanding the approach run by the association via the reviews of previous scholarship, conducting comprehensive interviews with the abbot, editor of the Wisdom Light Series, and participants in the association. I hope that the result of this research will be able to unravel the paradigm of the flourishment of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan.
