Issues of Acculturation and Globalization Faced by the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order

佛光山海外弘傳的文化適應問題

釋妙光(Miao Guang)

《《人間佛教叢書》2013星雲大師人間佛教理論實踐研究(下)》 2013 (2013/08) Pp. 540-577

摘要

Ever since Buddhism was transmitted from India to other parts of the globe, it has had to find its way through a seemingly endless array of host cultures. As the world's largest Buddhist order, Fo Guang Shan has successfully taken root in some 200 major cities across the Five Continents. How has Humanistic Buddhism as advocated by Fo Guang Shan's founder - Venerable Master Hsing Yun, acculturated to a wide range of cultural locations across the world? This paper aims to assess the progress and acculturation of FGS, and discuss the factors of success and failures in terms of its acculturation strategies, changes in the approaches of Dharma propagation, and acculturative stress experienced.

關鍵字

Humanistic Buddhism ； Fo Guang Shan ； acculturation ； adaptation ； integration ； assimilation

並列摘要

佛教起源於印度，發揚在中國、日本、泰國、斯里蘭卡等亞洲地區。在歷時逾兩千五百年的發展過程中，佛教必須不斷的適應各種文化、種族及風俗民情。做為全世界最大的佛教團體之一，佛光山陸續於全球五大洲兩百多個地區設立道場，並獲得當地人士的肯定。而創辦人星雲大師是如何成功的使人間佛教全球化、本土化及普及化？本文旨在從文化適應的角度來探討佛光山在星雲大師的領導下，促使人間佛教本土化的現況，以及所使用的策略是否適當？面臨的文化衝突又該如何解決等問題。

並列關鍵字

人間佛教 ； 佛光山 ； 文化適應 ； 融合 ； 同化