星雲大師與人間佛教的民主自由思想

Venerable Master Hsing Yun and the Idea of Democratic Freedom in Humanistic Buddhism

李廣良(Li Guangliang)

《《人間佛教叢書》2014星雲大師人間佛教理論實踐研究(下)》 2014 (2014/12) Pp. 162-175

摘要

人間佛教中包含極其豐富的民主自由思想。本文試圖以星雲大師為中心探討人間佛教的民主自由思想。本文認為，從太虛大師到星雲大師的人間佛教始終堅持不懈地弘揚民主自由的思想觀念，發揚民主自由的精神，從事民主自由的事業，這是人間佛教的核心價值和偉大意義之所在。人間佛教是民主自由的佛教，它一方面維護世間，尤其是政治世間的民主和自由，因而與一切反民主自由的宗教與政治勢力涇渭分明；另一方面又始終保持著佛教的終極關懷，超越於世間的污濁之上，發揮著引導和淨化世間的作用。人間佛教以佛教的方式，也以現代的方式為中華民族的民主自由做貢獻，為世間所有眾生做貢獻。

關鍵字

人間佛教 ； 星雲大師 ； 民主 ； 自由

並列摘要

Humanistic Buddhism contains many rich ideas of democracy and freedom. This paper aims to explore these ideas present in Venerable Master Hsing Yun's Humanistic Buddhism. From Master Taixu to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, Humanistic Buddhism has always unswervingly carried forth the ideas, upheld the spirit, and also engaged in the cause of democracy and freedom, marking it a core ideology. Humanistic Buddhism is the democracy and freedom of Buddhism. On one hand, it protects society, particularly in terms of democracy and freedom of the political world, because everything that is against democracy and freedom of religion and political forces are clearly distinctive. On another hand, ultimately maintaining the final goal of Buddhism, that is, to transcend the world's mundane affairs through guiding and purifying society, Humanistic Buddhism has used Buddhist ways and modern approaches to contribute to democracy and freedom for the Chinese people as well as to all beings.

並列關鍵字

Humanistic Buddhism ； Venerable Master Hsing Yun ； Democracy ； Freedom