修慧法師與新竹縣佛教

過去對於影響及於全國的僧侶，往往被塑造成高僧形象而寫入史書，若以對當代或後世的影響力而言，這種記載方式是合理的。但也有一些僧人，付出一生的心血貢獻於地方，但囿於影響力不及於全國，其事功無法鉅細靡遺的書寫入《中國佛教史》或《臺灣佛教史》中。但若將影響力在跨縣市或單一縣市，甚至僅在某一鄉鎮有影響力的僧侶，或許可以論文方式書寫其事功而彰顯其貢獻。無論是大範圍《中國佛教史》或《臺灣佛教通史》，或單篇論文的研究，都為幫助後人分別根據人、時、地、物四個因素來研究事態的始末，展開嶄新的歷史敘述，也可為這些曾付出貢獻的佛門人物給予適度的評價。本文選擇曾經為新竹縣佛教盡過心力，栽培弟子不遺餘力的修慧法師為研究對象。全文重點為：修慧法師與軍方交涉寺廟收回，新竹縣竹北市犁頭山蓮華寺後的經營、興建菩提蘭若與菩提講堂的緣由、擔任新竹縣佛教會理事長。

關鍵字

修慧法師；犁頭山蓮華寺；菩提蘭若；新竹縣佛教會

並列摘要

In the past, monks who influenced the whole country were often portrayed as eminent monks/nuns and recorded in history books. Such compilation method is reasonable in terms of influence on contemporary or future generations. However, some monks/nuns who have devoted their entire lives to contributing to the local area, their achievements could not be fully included into the History of Chinese Buddhism or History of Taiwan Buddhism in detail because they were not influential within the whole country. For monks/nuns who are influential merely across counties or cities or in a single county or city, or even only in a certain township, it is perhaps a good way to record their contributions in the form of essays. Be it in large-scale History of Chinese Buddhism or General History of Taiwan Buddhism, or the research of a single paper, they all served as an aid for our future generations to understand the entire process according to the four factors: people, time, place, and thing, and start a new historical narrative cum giving these Buddhist figures a moderate evaluation. This article chooses Venerable Hsiuhui who has devoted herself to Buddhism in Hsinchu County and spared no effort in cultivating disciples as the research object. The focal points of this article include: Negotiation with the military to take back the temple; managing Lianhua Temple in Litou Mountain, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County; the reason for building Bodhi Aranya and the Bodhi Lecture Hall; and serving as the chairman of Hsinchu County Buddhist Association.

並列關鍵字

Venerable Hsiuhui ； Lianhua Temple in Litou Mountain ； Bodhi Aranya ； Hsinchu County Buddhist Association

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