harmonious world=和諧世界; harmonious society=和諧社會; ethics and morality=倫理道德; benevolence and public benefits=慈善公益; Love to motherland and Buddhism=愛國愛敎; temple economy=寺院經濟; Mission=使命; Buddhist education=佛敎敎育; Status Quo=現狀; Chinese Buddhism=中國佛敎
From 1980s, Chinese Buddhism has undergone rapid development in the numbers of monks and nuns, scale of organizations as well as temple economy. More and more academic institutes appear in the Buddhist field. Books and articles written and published by Buddhists increase with very large scopes. The research achievements concern with scriptures, history of Buddhist sects, Buddhist philosophy, literature, art and Buddhist ceremonies etc.. Apart from Chinese Buddhist College subordinated to Chinese Association of Buddhism, there exist several decades of Buddhist colleges with different scale in China. They foster a large number of Buddhist talents. Chinese Association of Buddhism advocates Chinese Buddhist field to develop the Buddhist education and promote the quality of believers. Temples in the whole country should also invest more capital in the Buddhist education and enhance the grade of temples. For more than ten years, the scale, scope and influence increasingly enlarge of benevolent activities that Chinese Buddhism participates. In maintaining and developing traditional friendly relationship with Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Burma and Nepal, Chinese Buddhist circle gradually sets up and strengthens the friendly relationship with Buddhist organizations and believers in Europe, America and Oceania. Chinese Buddhism emphasizes, advocates excellent traditions and accordingly makes great efforts in these fields such as ardent love to motherland and Buddhism, care for Sattva, emphasis on ethics and morality, advocate for benevolence and public benefits, love for peace, emphasis on cultural construction as well as attention to international friendly exchanges. At present, Chinese Buddhism lies in an unprecedented good social environment. There is wider space for it to bring into play the social function of benefiting the world and people. Chinese Buddhism can play a particular role in constructing socialist harmonious society by expanding positive doctrines to purify the mind of oneself, by applying Buddhist ethics to promote the harmony between people and society, by putting effort into environment protection to promote the harmony between human being and nature. For Chinese Buddhism, to serve the construction of harmonious society domestically as well as contribute to the construction of a harmonious world internationally is an indispensably historical mission in the new century. Significantly, it is also the only way for Chinese Buddhism to keep pace with the time, adjust itself to the society and realize its healthy development.
