Buddhism because of renunciation and celibacy has a tendency of being misunderstood as a spiritual tradition not dealing much with Economics. Therefore, I would like to trace the textual development of Economics in Indian Buddhism through Chinese Buddhism to Buddhism in Taiwan as well as the evolutionary approach of economic management at Buddhist monasteries in India, China and Taiwan. This paper will be divided into five parts. The first part will examine the definition of Economics and some relevant concrete Buddhist textual accounts. The second part explores the textual account in terms of Economics and the contrast between social economics and Buddhist economics. The third part deals with the economic resources of the Buddhist monasteries in Indian Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism. The fourth part discusses the current economic management in Buddhist monasteries in Taiwan and focuses on Fo Guang Shan Monastery as a case study. The last part concludes with a summary.
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Introduction 264 Buddhist Textual Accounts Regarding Economics 265 1. Loans, mortgage (貸) 265 2. Trading (交易) 266 3. Earning interest (滋息) (利潤之意) 266 4. Wealth/finance (財) 266 5. Interest (利息) 266 6. Money (金錢) 267 7. Borrowing (借) 267 8. Gold (黃金) 267 9. Managing (經營) 267 10. Liabilities (負債) 268 11. Debt and credit (借貸) 268 Contrast Between Buddhist Economics and Ordinary Social-Economics 269 The Principle of Reciprocity 269 Economic Progress of Buddhism in India 269 Economic Progress of Buddhism in China 270 Economic Progress of Buddhism in Taiwan 271 A Blueprint for Economic Life by Ven. Master Hsing Yun 272 The Economic Approach Employed by Venerable Master Hsing Yun 273 Conclusion 275 Bibliography 276
