| 摘要: | 佛教自原始佛教、部派佛教、大乘佛教乃至於人間佛教，無一不可避免的一大課題即是經濟問題。而財富的使用及對財富的看法，又為經濟課題的一環。本論文透過歷史的沿革，探討佛教寺院經濟的演變、近代佛教在廟產興學的因應之道，以及人間佛教發軔對星雲大師財富觀的影響。並探究傳統佛教的譬喻故事後深藏的意旨，從而推論出佛教的財富觀由物質到精神，而猶重精神。本此精神星雲大師以「佛法為體，世法為用」，建立起「以空為有」、「以給為樂」之「星雲模式」的財富觀。 星雲大師提倡的人間佛教在當今經濟繁榮、傳播媒體發達的社會中，星雲大師以禪者的般若智慧及人間菩薩行者的四無量心，透過「公益信託星雲大師教育基金」發展成果來作弘揚佛法的事業，一本其星雲模式財富觀的精神，完成其利濟群生，有益國家社會，讓人民實際感受佛教對他有用，令佛教發揮弘法度眾之功。 在「公益信託星雲大師教育基金」體現道德品格教育、重視文學啟迪人心、淨化媒體社會和諧的實際運作中，展現淨化社會人心的善美力量，使佛教發揮改革社會的道德力量，藉由教育使社會經濟展現正向的發展。 在星雲大師佛教財富觀的體現，是佛教與當代生活融合的人間佛教重要理論建設之一，對提供現代人間佛教行者在弘揚佛法事業有著重要的參考典範。
Whether researching on Early Buddhism, Early Buddhist Schools, Mahayana Buddhism, and up to Humanistic Buddhism, one of the unavoidable topics is the issue of economy, in which the utilization and perspective on wealth are part of the discussion. This dissertation explores the perspective of wealth of Venerable Master Hsing Yun by first examine the economic evolution of Buddhist temples, the methods modern Buddhism utilizes temple income to fund for education, and the rise of Humanistic Buddhism, and how these progresses influenced Venerable Master Hsing Yun's perspective. By careful examination of traditional Buddhist allegories, this dissertation also infers that the Buddhist perspective on wealth transform from the material to the spiritual, placing emphasis on the latter. Through this spirit, Venerable Master Hsing Yun uses the Buddha Dharma as guide and mundane dharma as tool as he builds up his perspective on wealth base on the ideas of “creating potentials through emptiness” and “creating joy through the act of giving”. In today's prosperous economy and media-advance society, the Humanistic Buddhism that Venerable Master Hsing Yun propagates possesses a Chan master's prajñā wisdom and a bodhisattva's Four Immeasurable Minds. Through the Venerable Master Hsing Yun Public Education Trust Fund, Venerable Master Hsing Yun aims to propagate Buddhism in a way that benefits the people, the society and the country, in so people can experience firsthand that Buddhism cares for their wellbeing. The Venerable Master Hsing Yun Public Education Trust Fund represents an education of moral conduct and values by placing emphasis on inspiring people through the humanities. Through education as well as purified media, Venerable Master is revolutionizing the society through the power of morality and establishing a harmonious society by purifying people's minds, as well as the society, with the power of wholesomeness and beauty. With education, the economy will develop in a positive manner. Venerable Master Hsing Yun's perspective on wealth is an important theoretical practice of Humanistic Buddhism that incorporates Buddhism in this modern era. It provides an important example for modern propagators of Humanistic Buddhism on how to spread the Dharma. |
