Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
關鍵詞
Buddhist modernism=佛教的現代主義; Humanistic Buddhism=人間佛教; Taiwan=台灣; vernacular modernism=通俗現代主義; scripturalism=經文主義; supernaturalism=靈異主義; repentance=懺悔
摘要
The study of Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan has typically focused on its largest, most elite representatives. These institutions are a smaller and less representative section of Buddhism in Taiwan than they might appear, however. This paper will take a different angle: looking at Humanistic Buddhism not from above, but from below; not through multinational monastic-led organizations, but through a local working-class lay community; not as a discreet tradition, but as part of a broader religious market. My subject will be the Maitreya Lay Buddhist Lodge, where we find a "vernacular modernism" in which core ideas and orientations of Buddhist modernism are articulated within a broader religious field marked by enduring dynamics and tensions identified in studies of late imperial Chinese religion.
Overview of the Maitreya Lodge 141 Dharma Study and Scripturalism 142 Repentance and Supernaturalism 146 Conclusion: Vernacular Modernism Revisited 152 Acknowledgements 155 Works Cited 155 Notes on the Contributor 159
