Humanistic Buddhism & Volunteerism - an analysis of Ven. Master Hsing Yun's Teachings

This paper analyzes Ven. Master Hsing Yun's teachings on volunteerism through scholar Weijen Teng's theory of three types of pure land (implicit, explicit and intuitional) in Humanistic Buddhism. We find that Ven. Master Hsing Yun's teachings provides the doctrinal and ethical basis to motivate devotees to volunteer their time. And the organizational structure of Foguangshan offers the institutional dimension for volunteerism. In the discourse of Ven. Master Hsing Yun's teachings, volunteerism in Foguangshan is a form of Buddhist spiritual practice and it is without the distinguish between the sacred and profane.

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Humanistic Buddhism ； Taiwan Buddhism ； Foguangshan ； volunteerism

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本文利用學者鄧偉仁提出的唯心淨土、道德淨土與社會淨土的理論，分析佛光山星雲大師教導中的義工服務理念。我們發現，星雲大師的教導提供了義工服務的教義與道德的基礎，而佛光山也提供了義工服務所需要的組織層面，讓義工服務更加完善。佛光山的義工服務被視為修行的一部分，並沒有聖凡之分。

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人間佛教；台灣佛教；佛光山；義工

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