人間佛教音樂與非佛教徒中之影嚮研究-以菲律賓“佛陀傳-悉達多太子”為例=The Study of the Impact of the Influence of Humanistic Buddhism Music on the Participants of the “Biography of the Buddha” Musical Production in the Philippines
Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhism; modern religious musical; missionary; Biography of the Buddha Musical Production Philippines; ecumenism; in-depth interview; Venerable Master Hsing Yun
摘要
This thesis directs to probe the influence of the Humanistic Buddhism music of Fo Guang Shan to the participants of the “Biography of the Buddha” musical production and its general influence in the Philippines. To make the thesis feasible, a descriptive qualitative research was employed with the use of in-depth interview. The core questions that propelled in the process of this query are: 1) how did these participants encounter the FGS Chu-un temple and this musical production, 2) where there challenges and adaptations made by the organizers towards its non-Buddhist participants and, 3) what is the impact of the modernization of the music of FGS Humanistic Buddhism in Cebu Philippines, as in the case of the participants of “The Biography of the Buddha” musical production? There were twelve questions that were formulated in advance basing from the core questions and the kind of respondents that this thesis has gathered. This group was intently chosen to be researched since the kind of activity that they have been performing is the first and only kind that Buddhism has offered in the Philippines and this group is composed of non-Buddhist performers, thus it is interesting to research. In addition, the aim of this research is to provide information not only to the organizers of the musical production but also to researchers that will do a query which is more or less the same in the future. Basing from the result, acculturation and certain discoveries like ecumenism and missionary actions were found out. The participants were not acculturated by transforming to Buddhism but they were acculturated by the values they have learned basing from the faith of Buddhists. This kind of faith meant the belief and application of the Buddha’s teachings, and the participants of the musical production have acquired this kind of faith effectively, not only through stage performances but as well as through their daily life’s performances as Christians. Furthermore, Fo Guang Shan don’t use any force to invite or convert people to Buddhism, it has a gentle approach of introducing its teachings. This is applied through Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s cultural and artistic activities in a modern approach wherein the mission, not only for the self improvement and spiritual advancement of the individuals but also of the whole community, aimed for oneness regardless of religion, age, culture, and race that seemingly is imperative in this era. Mainly, the acculturation of the Buddhist faith was not only applied to the participants, it also reached out to the audience who has experienced the same faith then shared their feedbacks to the organizers as evidenced by the reviews cited in this research. More artistic and musical activities followed after the first few shows of the musical drama and these don’t only mean to serve the participants inside the group alone but to the outside community in the Philippines as well.
目次
ABSTRACT i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF FIGURES viii LIST OF TABLES viii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1 Statement Problem 1 History 5 Research Aim 8 Purpose of the Study 10 Research Methods 10 In-depth Interview 11 Sampling 12 Data Collection 13 Confidentiality 14 Validity and Reliability 14 Researcher’s Background 14 Research Procedure 15 Challenges and Weakness 16 Limitations and Solutions 17 CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 19 Venerable Master Hsing Yun 19 History of Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhism Music 20 Fo Guang Shan Chu-un Temple Cebu, Philippines 23 The “Biography of the Buddha” Musical Production 25 Acculturation Theory 28 CHAPTER 3. HUMANISTIC BUDDHISM IN PHILIPPINES 31 Interview Summary 31 Discussions and Implications 40 Gender and Occupation Role 40 Religious Attraction through Modern Means 41 Missionary Action 44 A History of Cultural Influence 46 Blending of Values between Religions 48 Ecumenism and Oneness 55 CHAPTER 4. CONCLUSION 61 Encounter and Contact 61 Conflicts, Resolutions and Adaptations 62 The Impact on the Participants of the “Biography of the Buddha” Musical Production 64 Recommendations and Further Research 67 BIBLIOGRAPHY 69 APPENDIX 74 Appendix A Categorization of the Participants of the Musical Production 74 Appendix B Consent Form 75 Appendix C Questions for the Cast 76 Appendix D Questions for the Directors 78 Appendix E Questions for the Organizers 80 Appendix F Questions for the Crew 82 Appendix G Activities of the FGS Chu-un Temple, Cebu from 1990-2007 84 Appendix H Additional Activities of the FGS Chu-un Temple, Cebu 84 Appendix I Photos of the Early Accounts in Buddhist Performing Arts 85 Appendix J Photos of the History of Fo Guang Shan 86 Appendix K Photos of the History of Development of FGS Music and Culture 88 Appendix L Photos of FGS Temples in the Philippines 91 Appendix M Photos of the “Biography of the Buddha” Musical Production 94 Appendix N Photos of Present Activities of the Fo Guang Shan Philippines 96
