- 會議論文
星洲彌陀學校的在地關懷及海外聯繫
Local Concerns and Overseas Contacts of Singapore Mee Toh School
摘要
廣洽法師（1901－1994）是新加坡漢傳佛教的重要弘法師之一，在閩南習法期間與太虛（1890－1947）、會泉（1874－1942）和弘一（1880－1942）等高僧均有深刻之交往。他於1937年南渡星洲，積極參與華人佛教社會，更在二次大戰之後促成彌陀學校的建立。該校經過六十年來的努力耕耘、培育英才，已成為新加坡兒童華文暨佛化教育的優良典範。因此，關注人間佛教在新加坡的發展同時，勢必需要留意以佛學為思想基礎，又結合現代教育的學校機構。本研究主要從佛化學校的視角，以彌陀學校的發展歷程為研究主軸，論析該校的發展重心和過程，探討其對星洲當地教育和慈善活動的影響。文章就「立校始末」、「在地關懷」、「海外聯繫」三方面為論述重點，透過新加坡報紙、雜誌、學校刊物，討論星洲佛教界如何透過教育來實踐與傳遞人間佛教之善念本懷。
並列摘要
Venerable Kong Hiap is one of the important Buddhist masters of Chinese Buddhism in Singapore. During learning the Dharma in southern Fujian, he had close fellowship with several eminent monks such as Ven. Taixu (1890-1947), Ven. Huiquan (1874-1942) and Ven. Hongyi (1880-1942). In 1937, Ven. Kong Hiap moved to Singapore to participate actively in the Chinese Buddhist sociey and also to promote the establishment of Mee Toh school after World War II. After 60 years of hard work, this school has become an excellent example of Mandrain studies and Buddhist education. Therefore, as looking at the development of Humanistic Buddhism in Singapore, it is nacessary to pay attention to the Buddhist education institution. This paper focuses on the development of Mee Toh School from the perspective of Buddhist education to analyzes its development process. Also I would like to discuss its influence on local education and charity activities in Singapore. In this paper, there are three parts: ＂the establishment,＂ ＂local concerns,＂ and ＂overseas contacts＂ to discuss how Chinese Buddhist communities in Singapore practice and disseminate the ideas of Humanistic Buddhism through Buddhist education.