Renjian Fojiao from Taiwan to South East Asia Yinshun, Yanpei and a 'renjian fojiao network'?

Yinshun印順(1906-2005) has been recognized as one of the major theorizers of renjian fojiao人間佛教. Right after Yinshun's passing, Taiwanese newspapers discussed the association between Yinshun and renjian fojiao in terms of a possible 'lineage transmission' (yimo chuancheng一脈傳承) of renjian fojiao. This lineage transmission, started with Taixu太虛(1890-1947), has Tzu Chi's Zhengyan證嚴 (b.1937) as current major representative, and includes Yinshun in the intermediate (and bridging) position. This paper will argue that, although linked to Taixu's teachings and the practice of other Buddhist communities in Taiwan, Yinshun's renjian fojiao embodied some unique features, including a Madhyamika doctrinal framework. The second part of the paper will focus on Yinshun's peer and follower monk Yanpei演培(1917-1996) and how he spread renjian fojiao in South East Asia, in order to assess the possible existence and characteristics of a 'renjian fojiao network'.

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Yinshun印順； Yanpei演培； renjian fojiao人間佛教； Mādhyamika ； Buddhism in Taiwan ； Buddhism in Southeast Asia

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印順法師（1906－2005）被稱為「人間佛教」的主要提倡者之一。印順法師圓寂時，臺灣的報紙和新聞播過太虛大師、證嚴法師（慈濟功德會）、印順法師都屬於「人間佛教之一脈傳承」。本文將所提到的「人間佛教之一脈傳承」分析討論，以解釋印順法師的「人間佛教」和太虛大師的「人生佛教」是否關係；此外，本文表明印順法師所探討的「人間佛教」有特點，尤其是印順法師所強調的龍樹菩薩的中觀思想。本文也探究演培法師（1917－1996）在東南亞傳發的「人間佛教」，而提出「人間佛教的網絡」新概念。

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