| 摘要: | 佛陀紀念館開館至今已成為國際聞名的觀光朝聖聖地，每年超越一千萬的參觀人次，成為台灣各界熱烈討論研究的博物館。國際化趨勢之下，博物館成為文化指標及城市標誌的象徵，以佛陀紀念館為台灣的文化窗口，關心當代公共議題，生態環境以及國際關係，是現代博物館重視的。以「人」為本的理念，全然發揮宗教與博物館應有的服務社會、社會教育的任務，顯發人性善美的一面，成為參觀者在休閒中學習的「終身教育」、「生命教育」之場域，滿足知識、生活上的需求，更是提升自我心靈上的淨化，進而影響家庭、社會、國家。博物館的休閒功能，是博物館吸引觀眾大量湧入的重要原因之一，佛陀紀念館以人間佛教的思想理念為營運核心，不斷與時俱進，契理契機發揮實踐菩薩道「自利利他」的終極目的。 休閒、社教與人間佛教，都是以「人」為主體的日常生活的實踐，三者之間有相應之處。本研究從佛陀紀念館的社教與休閒功能角度，第一，探討人間佛教的理念如何呈現與實踐在佛陀紀念館；第二，作為當代弘法度眾方便的應機性，其對普羅大眾能否作為一個「終身教育」的場域；第三，發揮的社會任務與創造出的影響與價值為何。 研究結果，佛館落實人間佛教組織宗風及創辦人本身的行誼典範與理念，使佛館成為一個有別於一般博物館的場域，特別能感受人間的溫暖、歡喜與希望。以休閒及社教的弘法方式符合當代人心需求，在發揚休閒與社教上還有許多可發展的空間。以及豎立年輕、活力、積極正向、心胸開闊的佛教形象，不斷的創新、創意帶來大量人潮，因此除了能吸引大眾來館的好奇心、普遍被社會大眾接受外，也創造讓大眾重新認識佛教，顛覆大眾對佛教既定的印象，對整個佛教界都有實質的幫助。 因此，應透過佛館加強推廣「休閒教育」，培養全民正當的休閒習慣以及休閒心態，提升美感生活，並使佛館成為全民經常造訪的「終身教育」場域。並依不同學習需求，將人間佛教結合多面向的全球公共議題，如全球生態環保，規劃專題活動、戶外教學、系列講座、展覽，促進人對所處環境的全面認識與情感。對於尋求內在寧靜和宗教神聖性的觀眾，可以加強推廣修持活動成為其休閒生活。
The Buddha Memorial Center since the opening has become known internationally as a place of pilgrimage for many tourists. With more than 10 million tourist visits every year, it has become a heated topic for discussion and research about the Museum among Taiwanese. Under the trend of internationalization, the symbolism of a museum becoming a cultural index and a trademark in the town, the Buddha Memorial Center as a window of Taiwanese culture; concern about contemporary public issues, ecological environment as well as international relations. These are important aspects of a contemporary museum. With a main focus on “humans”, demonstrating the due services religion and museums ought to have for societies and responsibilities for social education. Bringing forth the beautiful side of human nature, becoming a place of learning “lifetime education” and “life education” for the visitors’ while they leisure, and satisfying knowledge and living needs, even more so uplifting their purified spirit so that their family, society and the nation will be influenced. One of the important reasons for why museums are attractive to visitors to flood in is the leisure function of the museum. The Buddha Memorial Center operating with the ideals of Humanistic Buddhism as its core, continuously advancing with times, depending on situation and opportunities-presenting the practices of the Bodhisattvas’ paths of “Benefit oneself and others” as its final goal. The results of this research, the Buddha Memorial Center has implemented Humanistic Buddhism within its organization protocol and the founder himself is a role model of ideals and practices, and so the Buddha Memorial Center has become one museum that differs from the others, especially being touched by the warmth, joy and hope. Using leisure and social education methods to meet the needs of people. In terms of promoting and developing leisure and social education, there are rooms for improvement. Not only that, to stand up for an image of Buddhism that is youthful, energetic, pro-active and open heart. Continue to innovate, as creativity will bring in big crowd, and apart from attracting their curiosity, the Buddha Memorial Center has basically been accepted by the public. Through the creativity, many have begun to understand Buddhism and overturn their stereotypes of Buddhist image, in concrete this have helped Buddhism as a whole. Hence, Buddha Memorial Center has become a “Lifetime Education” place for the residents to visit on a regular basis, through the strong promotion of “Leisure Education”, instigating all to develop the habit and attitudes of leisure, and elevating artistic living. Also through meeting the learning needs of all, integrating Humanistic Buddhis m in the world, such as public issues like eco-system environmental protection, plan for activities of special topics, outdoor education, series talks, exhibitions, and promoting our understanding and feelings about the environment. For those searching for inner peace and religious divinity, one may proactively promote cultivation activities as one of their leisure living. |
