Chine Buddhism
CRS 2122
Instructor: Dr. SIK Fa Ren (釋法忍博士) Email:**************.hk
Lecture Time: Monday – Venue: CKB 706
Cour Description:
Buddhism was established by Sakyamuni Buddha in more than 2500 years ago. It entered China a few centuries after the Nirvana of the Buddha. During its development in China, it has a profound influence on traditional Chine culture and thoughts, and has become one of the most important religions in China at that time.
This cour is designed to introduce the fundamental knowledge, rearch methods and conci history of Buddhism to the students who are interested in religious studies. The cour first discuss a brief history of Buddhism from the time of its entry to China up to today. Then, students will understand the interaction between Buddhism and Chine culture. After that, students will examine different Buddhist Schools in China. Students will have good grasp of the characteristics of Chine Buddhism
and the historical development of Buddhism. Furthermore, Students will study the practice of Chine Buddhists to understand how the Buddhist belief influences both the monastic and lay Buddhists.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the mester, the students are expected to have grasped the rearch methods, history, characteristics, and practices of Chine Buddhism in different period so that they may have a full picture of the studies on Chine Buddhism in depth. Requirements
This cour is the organic combination of lecture and discussion. Students are requested to read the assigned reading materials before coming to the lecture of that week.
Tutorial is arranged parately by the tutor to help you digest the readings as well as materials discusd in the previous lecture or lectures. The format of tutorial will be organized by the tutor. You are encouraged to ask questions or respond to other‟s questions during the tutorial. This requires your critical reading of assigned materials and informed participation, and your active participation in both lecture and tutorial is the key for the success of the cour.
By the end of this minar, you are going to write a term paper of about 3000 to 5000 words on one of topics discusd in lectures, or you may choo your own topic related to the cour (in this ca, make sure you discuss with me beforehand). The term paper can be a concrete outcome of your short essays. You are expected to attend all lectures and tutorial on time without being late.
滑板初学Student must submit their papers via the Webpage of the Chine University Plagiarism Identification Engine (CUPIDE) uhk.edu.hk/student, and hand in a hardcopy to the instructor together with the receipt issued by CUPIDE. The due date for the submission of the term paper will be before 11:30pm on 12th December 2008.
Grading:
Class Attendance and Discussion 10%
Tutorial Session 30%
Term Paper 60%
Cour Schedule
Week One(7th Sep.):1. Cour introduction/ Introduction of the development and
sources of the studies of Buddhism (課程介紹/佛學研究發展與其
資源介紹)
2. The Previous Fruitful Result of the Rearch of Chine
Buddhism (過去的西方學者對中國佛教研究的成果).
Week Two (14th Sep.): Introduction to Buddhism: Brief History and Major Doctrine (佛教
歷史及佛學概論)
Week Three (21st Sep.): The Entry of Buddhism to China (佛教傳入中國) and the Basic
beliefs of Chine Buddhism (中國佛教基本教義)
身份的英文
Reading:
*Zürcher, Erik (1959), The Buddhist Conquest of China. The Spread and Adaptation of Buddhism in Early Medieval China, Leiden (Brill), 2 delen,
vol. 1: Text, vol. 2: Notes, bibliography, indexes, (Sinica Leidensia, vol. 11).
*Chen, Kenneth K. S. (1964), Buddhism in China, a historical survey (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press),pp.21-53.
* -------------------------- (1973)Chine Transformation of Buddhism (Princeton Uni.
Press).
*方立天(1988),《中國佛教與傳統文化》(上海：上海人民出版社), 頁47-69, 127-160.
Week Four (28th Oct.): The Ri of the Eight Schools of Chine Buddhism (中國大乘
八宗之興起)
Reading:
*方立天 (1988),《中國佛教與傳統文化》(上海：上海人民出版社), 頁69-94.
*中村元主編 (1984),《中國佛教發展史》上 (臺北：天華出版事業)，頁238-266. Week Five (5th Oct.): The Belief of Pure Land (淨土信仰)
Readings:
*汪娟(1992.07)，〈唐代彌勒信仰與佛教諸宗派的關係〉載於《中華佛學學報》，
第五期，pp.193-231。
*方立天(1998)，〈人生理想境界的追求─中國佛教淨土思潮的演變與歸趣〉，載
《法鼓文化》，頁287-304。
Week Six (12th Oct.): Northern and Southern Schools of Chan (南北宗禪).
Reading:
*楊曾文(1999)，〈唐代宗密及其禪教會通論〉載於《中華佛學學報》第12期(臺北：中華佛學研究所), 頁219-235。.
*Gregory, Peter N. …The Buddhism of the Cultural Elite‟in by Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (ed.)
Religions of China in Practice(Princeton: Princeton University
Press), pp.381-384.
Week Seven (19th Oct.): Buddhism in the Sung (宋代佛教).
Reading:心得感悟
*Gregory, Peter N. and Daniel A. Getz, Jr. ed. (1999), Buddhism in the Sung (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press), …Introduction‟.
* 中村元主編 (1984),《中國佛教發展史》上 (臺北：天華出版事業)，頁475-491. Week Eight (26th Oct.): 重陽節假期
卷发梳怎么用Week Nine (2nd Nov.): Development of the Lay Buddhism (居士佛教發展)
釋聖嚴，〈明末居士佛教〉載於《華岡佛學學報》第五期，頁11網上版﹕
(www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/c_index.htm)
溫金柯，〈臺灣居士佛教的展望〉，載江燦騰、龔鵬程主編之《臺灣佛教的
歷史與文化》，(台灣﹕靈鷲山般若文教基金會國際佛學文化出版社,
1994)。
藍吉富編，〈當代中國人的佛教研究〉，載江燦騰主編之《商鼎佛學名著選
刊》（一），商鼎文化出版社, 1993。
Week Ten (9th Nov.): Humanistic Buddhism (人間佛教) in Modern World
Reading:
* Pittman, Don (2001), Toward A modern Chine Buddhism: Taixu’s Reforms.游街
Honolulu: University of Havai‟i Press,: 13-60.
蔬菜手擀面*Chandler, Stuart(2006), …Buddhism in China and Taiwan: The dimensions of Contemporary Chine Buddhism‟ in Berkwitz, Stephen C. (ed.),
Buddhism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives (Santa Barbara
(US): ABC-CLIO), pp.169-194.
陳兵, 鄧子美( 2000)，《二十世紀中囯佛敎》 (北京市: 民族出版社),pp.196-217.
Week Eleven (16th Nov.): Theological Basis of Buddhist Rituals in China (中國佛教儀式
之理論基礎)
Reading:
Stanley J. Tamb iah (1985): “A Performative Approach to Ritual”, in Culture, Thought, and Social Action: An Anthropological Perspective (Cambridge,
Mass.: Harvard University Press), pp.123-166.
*Walsh, Michael J., 'The Economics of Salvation: Toward a Theory of Exchange in Chine Buddhism', Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Advance, 2007, pp. 353-82.
Xueyu, 'Merit Transfer and Life after Death in Buddhism', Ching Feng,New Series 4.1, 2003, pp. 29-50.
Week Twelve (23rd Nov.): Practices of Buddhist Rituals (佛教儀式的實踐)
林子青，《中國佛敎規儀》(台北: 長春樹出版社, 1988).
*牧田諦亮(2001)，〈水陸法會小考〉，載楊曾文、方廣錩編，《佛教與歷史文
化》(北京﹕宗教文化出版社)。
Stevenson, Daniel B. (2001), 'Text, Image, and Transformation in the History of Shuilu fahui, the Buddhist Rite for Deliverance of Creatures of Water and
肉末茄子的做法Land', in Marsha Weidner (ed.), Cultural Interctions in Later Chine
Buddhism (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press), pp.30-70.
*Yo, Hsiang-Chou. (2001), “Chine Buddhist Confessional Rituals: Their Origin and Spiritual Implications” in Kalupah ana, David J. ed.,Buddhist thought
打花棍and ritual (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass).
Teir, S. F. (1988), The Ghost Festival in Medieval China (Princeton: Princeton University Press).
Week Thirteen (30th Nov.): Buddhist Practice and the Practical Benefits (佛教儀式與現
世利益)
Reading:
* Reader, Ian and Tanabe, George J. (1998), Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan(Honolulu University of
Hawai'i Press).
Wilson, Bryan and Dobbelaere, Karel (1994), A Time to Chant: Soka Gakkai Buddhists in Britain (Oxford: Clarendon).
Walsh, Michael J. (2007), 'The Economics of Salvation: Toward a Theory of Exchange in Chine Buddhism', Journal of the American Academy of
Religion Advance, pp. 353-82.
* Recommended for reading
Reading materials will be rerved in Chung Chi College Library or provided as handout in advance.
