以「人間佛教」的實踐認識「人文宗教」：兼談「佛光宗」的時代特色=On Humanistic Religion in the Approaches of Humanistic Buddhism: A Discussion on Epochal Characteristics of the Fo Guang School
Humanistic Buddhism is the main form of contemporary Chinese Buddhism, which advocates to serve in everyday life, and corresponds to the needs of the modern transformation of Chinese society. The concept of “rationality” is regarded as an important feature of Humanistic Buddhism, and it implies that Buddhism should focus on daily life and social concerns. At the same time, it holds Buddhism’s ultimate concern as liberation in life. The success of this type of new Buddhism firstly originates from the tradition of Indian Mahayana Buddhism, but is also rooted in the humanistic spirit of traditional Chinese religious life. Different to the religious view of theism in the West, Chinese religion could be termed a “humanistic religion” that takes social education as the main application and divine inspirations as experience.
