鍛乩、修行與功德：埔里鸞堂信仰與實踐

Spirit-writing Training, Cultivation and Beneficence- the Belief and Practice of the Phoenix Hall in Puli.

鄭育陞(Yu-Sheng Cheng)

指導教授 ： 梅慧玉

國立暨南國際大學/人文學院/人類學研究所/碩士(2009年)

https://doi.org/10.6837/NCNU.2009.00246

摘要

鸞堂在埔里民間信仰中佔有重要地位，其信仰思想的本質與理念都強調著個人應當注重修行、施善與群體互助合作等面向。基於此信仰本質，鸞堂裡誦經的行為，是最基礎「修行與積功德」的做法，並在「功德」可以累積與迴向的概念底下，衍生出許多以善惡與因果報應的概念與事例-「賜詩、對聯與善號」、「聚善所」與「陰陽會與登鸞會」，來鼓勵社會上道德文化的延續與推行。
同時因埔里鸞堂信仰強調實踐的重要性，基於此觀念之下，鍛乩不僅是為了鸞堂信仰傳承，更是為了鸞堂日後能夠實踐關懷與教化的教義。又基於合作的共同信念之下，各鸞堂彼此間的合作關係，進行著交流聯繫與相互學習及支援的情形，而形成埔里鸞堂信仰體系。並且鸞堂透過信仰網絡和當地民間信仰的其他教派與廟宇產生聯繫關係，以及提倡「弘道協會」的成立，並在其中強調鸞堂信仰思想中的敬神規則與禮儀，因此讓埔里民間信仰產生「鸞堂化」的現象。

關鍵字

埔里鸞堂 ； 鸞堂化 ； 鍛乩 ； 修行 ； 功德

並列摘要

Phoenix halls play a crucial role in Puli’s folk beliefs. The essence and ideology of the belief in phoenix halls stress individual’s self-cultivation and beneficence and groups’ mutual help and cooperation. With the essence of the belief, sutra reciting in the phoenix hall becomes the basic rule of thumb for “cultivation and beneficence accumulation”. In addition, with the concept that the merits of “beneficence” can be amassed and transferred, many concepts and precedents regarding good vs. evil and karma vs. retribution, such as “poem rendering, couplets and good-word giving”, “virtue cumulative place” and “yin-yang assembly and flying phoenix meeting” have been derived to encourage continuation and promotion of moral culture in society.
Given that practice is emphasized in Puli’s phoenix belief, spirit-writing training is used to pave the way for phoenix halls to carry out future caring and edification of religious principles, other than passing along the phoenix belief. Furthermore, with the common creed of cooperation, phoenix halls have mutually communicated, learned and supported to reinforce their cooperative relationship, which has formed Puli’s Phoenix Hall belief system. Moreover, through religious network, phoenix halls have established their relationships with other religious sects and temples, promoted establishment of the “Hong Dao (doctrine promotion) Association”. In the process, the god worship rules and etiquette in the phoenix hall belief system have been stressed. As a result, “phoenix hall phenomenon” is generated in Puli’s folk beliefs.

並列關鍵字

Puli’s phoenix hall ； phoenix hall phenomenon ； spirit-writing training ； cultivation ； beneficence

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