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)
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聖嚴思想不僅是可被系統化理解與建構的學術體系,更是回應人生課題的實踐智慧。
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.
1949年,臺灣經歷著劇烈的社會變遷,政治、經濟、族群……充滿了變數。在那個劇變的年代,人力物力極度拮据的時局中,《人生》誕生了,創辦人東初老和尚「運用它的廣長舌,張開它的獅子口,作大吼聲,驚破那一切正在迷戀著物慾的大夢,叫它們都能醒覺過來。」這是老和尚對驟變時代做出的回應。轉眼七十年過去,《人生》經歷停刊、復刊、改版,至今月月如期出刊,持續回應著時代人心的需要。邁入七十歲的《人生》,面對又一個全然不同的驟變世局,2018年6月27日,特別邀請多位來自不同傳承的法師大德共同分享佛法悲智,為修行者提供修行指引。兩場精彩的主題演講和座談會全文,就收錄在本期「悟吧!在世界佛教村」特刊。《人生》導師聖嚴法師曾說:「我們的未來,一定要有前瞻性,要往遠處看、往大處看。大處,就是世界佛教;遠處,就是未來的佛教。」應該放眼全世界,要有世界觀,不要自限在「臺灣佛教」或「中國佛教」的地域化思考中。因此編輯室廣邀世界各國的法師居士大德,分享在地的第一手觀察。在「世界佛教村」轉角,菩提長老反思社會制度對人造成的壓迫,分享從重視研修的傳統僧侶生活轉而投入社會倡議的歷程;梅村法師分享,一行禪師2018年回歸祖庭後,對於越南佛教的深刻影響;彌山法師談到韓國佛教的困境,以及佛法與科學跨界的應用;宣方剖析中國「佛系青年」現象;還有日本許多青年和尚奮臂改變現狀的「逆襲」;因稿擠而必須留待下期的東南亞五國「激進的佛教」來龍去脈,馬來西亞教界以佛曲募心的青年學佛風潮,美國本土佛教團體中的種族矛盾……各地作者分享的佛教發展現況與自身的修行歷程,彷彿展示著佛教的「光譜」:保守與激進、年輕化與高齡化、開放與緊縮、世俗化與出世的……可說是佛教融入當代社會,逐漸形成的現象與趨勢,卻也提醒我們唯有以法為洲,回歸佛陀本懷,深化自己的修行,才能在出世與入世之間,持續踏實修行,進而利益眾生。在此特別感恩各地的法門眷屬、作者群,為《人生》七十週年特刊貢獻心力與珍貴的省思。讓我們看到What a 「Wonder佛」(Wonderful) World!多麼殊勝的世界佛教村!「雜誌為佛教的生命線。」這是東初老和尚創立《人生》的初衷。一本雜誌代表一個時代文化,《人生》七十新開始,願《人生》代佛分身說法,讓智慧恆久遠,正法永流傳。聖嚴法師談21世紀的佛教徒2018「世界佛教村」座談會主題演講.座談會【驟變.應變】關寂照:變動的時代,不動的修行【佛教.文化】繼程法師:佛教是文化,是生命之道【轉角.世界佛教村】美:菩提比丘/越:一行禪師/日:青年和尚逆襲 韓:佛法跨界/中:青年為何「佛系」?/澳:南向新天地【漢傳禪法西來】賽門.查爾德/麥克斯.卡林/卡門.米哈勒內