豐贍有趣的一幅佛教物質文化圖景開啟宏觀視角,淺入深出、一氣呵成行文雅緻親和、涉獵探索獨特引領讀者跳脫「常識」與「通識」此部歷久彌新的漢學經典對西方人的佛教研究,具有承先啟後的地位對東方人習以為常的物事感官,撬開縫隙,露出穎奇亮點它找回我們漸漸喪失了的挖掘故事的契機從具有靈力的舍利、佛像,到佛教象徵物的念珠、如意、僧伽衣具和被佛教功德觀念引導的書籍、寺院、橋梁擴及受佛教影響的椅子、糖和茶……交融深度靈識與閱讀興味的遍路之旅柯嘉豪教授——全美最優秀的佛教研究學者之一柯嘉豪教授是美國史丹佛大學宗教研究系的教授,是世界聞名的漢學家。本書為其最重要的代表作,書中討論了佛教的傳入如何影響中國的物質文化,從而深刻地改變了固有的生活方式,角度非常新穎且具有啟發性。柯嘉豪教授說:「雖然佛教懷疑感官享受和棄絕物質世界的態度總是無處不在,然而如果我們拋下這眾多繁奧的教義和義理,轉而看一看佛教被實踐的方式,就不難發現物質性物品在佛教中的重要性。」在此書之前,西方學者撰寫中國通史時,除了提到佛教在思想、信仰以及儀式等方面的激蕩外,很少強調佛教曾影響中國的物質文化;同時,也很少留意佛教的流傳與物質文化間的關係,因此本書在西方的佛教研究,具有承先啟後的地位。而此書對從小就習慣佛教存在的臺灣讀者來說,其最重要的價值是引領讀者從一個較宏觀的角度來看佛教對我們日常物質文化的影響,促使我們思索宗教物品在信仰與生活中所扮演的角色,此外,內容出乎意料地生動有趣。再者,「如果不是作者從普通常識中撬開那一絲縫隙,我們或許也就想當然地接受了那些所謂的『常識』,喪失了挖掘物品背後精彩故事的契機。」
作者介紹
作者簡介柯嘉豪(John Kieschnick)美國史丹佛大學宗教研究系教授 (The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Professor of Buddhist Studies) 。研究方向為中國佛教,尤其關注佛教文化史。另著有The Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideals in Medieval Chinese Hagiography(University of Hawaii Press,1997)。
面對日新月異的時代發展、社會需求,漢傳佛教如何繼往開來?聖嚴法師指引的漢傳佛教生活智慧,不但是人類的安身立命之道,更能與時俱進,提供全方位的生命關懷,開創幸福的美好未來。聖嚴法師圓寂十週年(二○一九)舉辦之「佛法與社會科學」國際研討會,邀請近百位海內外學者發表「佛法」與「社會科學」的跨領域研究論文,提供漢傳佛教的智慧於各領域運用與研究,開創人人都能安心、安身、安家、安業的幸福社會。本書精選研討會的四篇專題演講、十一篇論文,橫跨佛法於經濟、公共治理、財務會計企管與社會學等四領域之研究,多方面深度探討聖嚴法師「建設人間淨土」的社會關懷和實踐方法。議題包括:社會學和佛法智慧的修持經濟富足與心靈安樂佛法與永續發展正念影響情緒平衡之研究「緣起領導」管理模式正念對工作家庭間情緒溢出調節功能的初探……等
作者簡介
Joel Magnuson獨立經濟學者Frances Berry美國佛羅里達州立大學Askew公共行政與政策學院教授Simon S.M. Ho香港恆生大學校長Richard Madsen美國加州大學聖地牙哥分校社會學系榮譽教授許永河國立成功大學經濟學系教授尤淨纓元智大學管理學院國企學群助理教授賴子珍元智大學管理學院國企學群副教授江靜儀銘傳大學經濟與金融學系助理教授朱金池中央警察大學行政警察學系教授兼警政管理學院院長吳志軒香港大學佛學研究中心名譽助理教授李啟華天主教輔仁大學會計學系副教授彭奕農國立臺北大學企管系助理教授陳思伃台北大學企業管理學系碩士陳定銘法鼓文理學院人文社會學群教授兼學群長徐郁雯國立中央大學客家學院客家語文暨社會科學學系博士生陳維武澳洲墨爾本大學社會工作系博士生/副研究員王宣曆美國哥倫比亞大學宗教學博士Rebecca S. K. Li美國新澤西大學人文社會科學學院社會學與人類學系副教授(依文章順序排列)
Taiwan went through an intense period of social change in 1949. The island's politics, economy, ethnicity …… had undergone considerable change. In response this period of tumultuous change, Master Dong Chu founded the "Humanity" magazine to help people cope.
Seventy years later, "Humanity" had weathered being shelved, relaunched and redesigned. It still continues to publish topics that help people cope with the changes in today's world monthly. As "Humanity" approaches its 70th anniversary, it is encountering a different kind of changing world. 27 June 2018, with the aim of sharing the diversity of spiritual practices, we invited dharma masters from different traditions to share the compassion and wisdom of Buddhadharma. The full texts of the keynote speeches and panels are included in this special issue of " Awakening in the Global Buddhist Village".
"Humanity's" guiding teacher, Master Sheng Yen, dedicated his life to bringing Chinese Chan Buddhism to the West. Many Westerners who became his students twenty to thirty years ago continue to follow his footsteps, engage in self cultivation and teaching, establish centers and transmit the lineage. How did they discover Chan Buddhism and how did they find their teacher, Master Sheng Yen? These stories of the teacher and the student are very inspirational.
In the twenty first century, on this 70th anniversary of "Humanity" magazine, Buddhism has spread around the world resembling a global Buddhist village. From the United States of America, Bhikkhu Bodhi described his process of transformation from a traditional monastic to that of a social advocator because he witnessed the oppression of human beings caused by the current social systems; to Italy's Bhikkhun? Dhammadinn? who shared about her journey of how she went from learning dancing to engaging in Buddhist research and ultimately to becoming a female monastic.
Contributing to the world in our capacity of Chinese Chan Buddhism, "Humanity"70 along with the Buddhist Dharma family all over the world and our friends on the same path, let us "Awaken in the Global Buddhist Village"!
About the Humanity magazine
Founded in 1949, Humanity magazine was the first Buddhist magazine published and released in Taiwan. Founded by Ven. Dong Chu and later continued by his disciple Master Sheng Yen, it has been one of the most influential magazines in Taiwan’s Buddhist circles.
Humanity magazine concerns itself about contemporary development of Buddhism, and puts an emphasis on the uplifting of people’s minds and spiritual lives. Each month’s topic not only touches upon various social phenomena, but also explores from Buddhist concepts to worldly studies, to encourage readers to search their inner beings and incorporate Buddhist practice into their daily lives. For cover and layout design, the magazine has invited outstanding illustrators to help render an elegant yet fun style, thus through pages allowing readers to slow down and find a space for spiritual relaxation, self-transformation, and the enjoyment of purity and freedom by applying the Dharma in life.
The magazine had been discontinued for a while due to Master Sheng Yen’s solitary retreat practice. When it was reissued in 1982, as an encouragement, he wrote:
Seek progress in the ordinary life and see the glory of life in hardship.
Seek development in harmony and see the hope in the hard work.
Seek abundance in peace and calm and see the solemness in the training.
Seek wisdom in silence and see the compassionate aspiration in the proactive commitment.
In the future, the Humanity magazine will continue to uphold Master Sheng Yen’s encouragements and expectations, to keep on sharing Buddhist wisdom and compassion, to help bring brightness and hope to the world.