Tang Zhongmao

Professor, East China Normal University

論人間佛教的「現代性」與「傳統性」—從太虛大師到星雲大師

Humanistic Buddhism was initially proposed by Master Taixu in early modern times, then refined in theory and verified in practice by a number of eminent monks. It now is a major ideological trend and practical model for Chinese Buddhism in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan, under the leadership of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, has brought the model of Humanistic Buddhism development worldwide. This has become an important channel for Chinese culture to the world. How is it that Humanistic Buddhism has become a major Buddhist ideological trend on the Chinese mainland? How has it become the way for Buddhism to modernize and to survive? Humanistic Buddhism not only responds to the practical needs of this era, but it is rooted in long-standing Buddhist spiritual traditions and the Buddha’s original intents.

Tang Zhongmao,Studies on Humanistic Buddhism III: Glocalization of Buddhism(Kaohsiung:Fo Guang Cultural Enterprise Co. Ltd,2020)69-92.COPY