Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthāna); Mindfulness (Sati); Mahasati Meditation
摘要
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in mainland China, this paper will examine how some Chinese today practising Buddhist meditation in a hybrid way aiming at liberation in contemporary China. Since the century turn, there has been an increasing number of Han Chinese monastics and lay people attending various kinds of transnational meditation retreats, highlighting insight (vipassanā) and the foundations of mindfulness (satipatthāna) from the Theravāda tradition. In this paper, I will explore the case of mahasati dynamic meditation introduced from Thailand to China by Han Chinese. Drawing on recent fieldwork in mainland China, this paper discusses how some Chinese Buddhists today interpret and adapt Theravāda meditation in a Chinese Buddhist cultural setting.
目次
Introduction 65 Buddhist Revival In Contemporary Chinese Context 66 Some Shared Understanding In Theravāda Traditions 67 Nibbāna As The Ultimate Goal 67 Foundations of Mindfulness As The Key Practice 68 Transnational Lay Meditation Movement in Modern Southeast Asia 69 Books on Theravāda Meditation Translated and Published in Taiwan And China 71 Luangpor Teean from Thailand and Mahasati Meditation 71 Features of Luangpor Teean’s Mahasati Meditation 72 Luangpor Teean’s Teaching Spread to Taiwan And China 73 Adaptation of Mahasati Dynamic Meditation in Chinese Buddhist Context 74 Case of Candasaro 74 Discussion and Conclusion 76
