本文在探討法鼓山助念團為重建台灣喪葬禮俗帶來的影響和意義。台灣傳統喪葬禮俗沿襲儒家孝道思想；延續至當代社會，已經夾雜許多妨礙社會環境生態的不良習俗。法鼓山助念團禀持聖嚴提倡的環保理念，並藉由行動者推動及跟政府合作，冀望重建喪葬禮儀新秩序。助念團改革方向，朝著保護環境生態和建構出一套人人都可親自動手的喪禮；重構策略，不但促使台灣喪禮習俗回歸本具功能。而透過行動者反思了喪禮失序與認同法鼓理念，此波行動不僅導致了殯葬業者失去完全主導殯葬禮儀權力，喪家也不會成為完全地受到支配角色。同時，也令人類賴于生存的地球，帶來淨化和繼續經營的發展空間。 The objective of this article is to examine the influence and significance of the effects of the reconstruction of Taiwan’s funeral rites and rituals brought about by Dharma Drum Mountain’s (DDM) Buddha’s Name Recitation Group (BNG). The Taiwanese traditional funeral rites and rituals follow the Confucianist filial piety thought; however the continuation of these into our present-day society; is already mixed with many undesirable factors obstructing the ecology of our social environment. DDM’s Buddha’s Name Recitation Group upholds the ideal of Environmental Protection advocated by Venerable Sheng-Yan. The impetus starts with the Actionist and with the cooperation of the government, hopes to restore the new order of these funeral etiquette. The direction of the Recitation Group Reform takes the approach of protecting the ecology of the environment and constructing a funeral service that everybody can carry out personally on an individual basis. This Restructuring Strategy, not only urges the Taiwan funeral service to return to its original function; but through the Actionist’s movement reflect on the loss of the order of the funeral service and approve of the DDM’s ideal. This movement not only causes the funeral and burial industry to lost direction on authority of the funeral service, but also the family in mourning will not be completely in a submissive role. At the same time, this also brings the purification and the continual survival and the space for development of the Earth, which humanity depends on.
