Research Article
1. The
Sacred and the Profane: Preliminary Study of Masculinity in Buddhism Mission
Shwu-Wen
Chiou (Department of International Affairs and Business, Nanhua University)
2. The
Changing Identities and Ethnic Relationship in the Case of “Pingpu-Hakka”
Ming-Hui
Chen (Ph.D. Student, Department of Hakka Languages and Social Sciences,
National Central University)
Li-Jung
Wang (Professor, Department of Hakka Languages and Social Sciences, National
Central University)
3. A
Study of Huainanzi Pingyi in Yuyue’s
Zhuzi Pingyi
Pang-Fei
Kwok (Professor, Department of Chinese and History, City University of Hong
Kong)
Ting
Choi (Senior Research Assistant, Department of Chinese, Hong Kong Nang Yan
College of Higher Education)
4. On
Wang Fu Zhi’s Li Ji Zhan Ju and the
Related Issues of the Book of Rites
in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty
Yu-Hsuan
Huang (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chinese and Graduate Insitute
of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Wenzao Ursuline University of
Languages)
Research Note
5. The
Philosophical Origins of Buddhist Psychology and its Relevance to Modern-day
Explorations of Mind: Taking the “Axial Breakthrough” as a Clue
Chien-Te
Lin (Professor, Institute of Religion and Humanity, Tzu Chi University)
Research Article
The Sacred and the Profane: Preliminary Study of
Masculinity in Buddhism Mission
Shwu-Wen
Chiou (Department of International Affairs and Business, Nanhua University)
Masculinity is considered as social constructed dynamic process in
thesis, to grasp interactive relationship between religion and society, to
analyses masculinity’s construction in institutional religion, male believers
how to react the masculinity’s atmosphere constructed by Buddhism mission, and how
to deal with the conflict between the sacred and the profane concerning masculinity
value. Participant observation and interviewing are accepted, middle-aged men
in Blisswisdom’s Lamrim Chenmo studying classes in Taipei are object. First, I
elaborate research motive from the concept of “retrospectively participant
observation”. Second, I setup structural chart from three directions, namely,
masculinity constructed by Buddhism mission, masculinity coopetition in the
sacred and the profane, and masculinity in Buddhism doctrines. Third, by the
founder, mission, doctrines, secular value dimensions, I carry out cross
validation from the data of participant observation and interviewing. Finally,
I denominate three findings “all benevolence origin is revered master”,
“Upāsaka in dharma path”, “When kula-putra meet kuladuhitri” to present
research result. Taking responsibility, speaking good words, destroying
arrogance are main three masculinity characters. Meanwhile, the male believers
also construct and modulate the masculinity continuously from the founder and the
female in order to accord with the mission’s and themselves’ standards.
Keywords:
the Sacred and the Profane, Kula-putra, Lamrim Chenmo Studying Class,
Masculinity, Retrospectively Participant Observation
The Changing Identities and Ethnic Relationship in the
Case of “Pingpu-Hakka”
Ming-Hui
Chen (Ph.D. Student, Department of Hakka Languages and Social Sciences,
National Central University)
Li-Jung
Wang (Professor, Department of Hakka Languages and Social Sciences, National
Central University)
Internal heterogeneity within the Hakka ethnic groups in Taiwan as well
as the numerous confounding identity and cultural issues associated to the
ethnic and cultural exchanges are gradually gaining attention. Through literature
review and in-depth interviews, the primary objectives of this study were to
explore the historical development context of the Pingpu-Hakkas and to further
reflect on the change and development for the ethic relations and boundaries of
the Taiwanese-Hakkas.
We believe that the relevant Pingpu-Hakkas studies have deepened and
specifically illustrated the relevant cultural hybridity and identity related topics
to allow us to understand that the new identity, identification, and cultural
format production were all designed for strategic excision and classification,
or to achieve temporary stabilization. Each individual’s identity may be a
complex phenomenon interwoven by the present era, cultural, and social
dialogues and interactions. We hope that the Pingpu-Hakka studies can overthrow
the current classification contrariety as well as search and establish a new
cultural context to accommodate the flexibility and transition of culture.
Keywords:
Pingpu-Hakka, the Hakka studies, Ethnic Identities, Cultural Hybridity.
A Study of Huainanzi Pingyi in Yuyue’s Zhuzi Pingyi
Pang-Fei
Kwok (Professor, Department of Chinese and History, City University of Hong
Kong)
Ting
Choi (Senior Research Assistant, Department of Chinese, Hong Kong Nang Yan
College of Higher Education)
Yuyue (1821-1907) was a distinguished Qing (1644-1912) scholar, whose
tremendous achievements in the study of the Chinese classics and philology are
greatly respected to this day. His work, Zhuzi
Pingyi, continue to be essential references for Chinese philologists.
However, the author of this paper argue that his commentaries on Huainanzi would benefit from further
investigation and refinements. This paper is an attempt to re-examine some of
their commentaries on Huainanzi and
offer rectification to possible errors. Sixteen examples will be discussed in
detail and it is hoped that the questions raised in this essay will form the
basis for further research.
Keywords:
Yuyue, Zhuzi Pingyi, Huainanzi Pingyi, Huainanzi, Chinese Philology
On Wang Fu Zhi’s Li
Ji Zhan Ju and the Related Issues of
the Book of Rites in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty
Yu-Hsuan
Huang (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chinese and Graduate Insitute
of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Wenzao Ursuline University of
Languages)
This paper analyzed the approaches that Wang Fu Zhi had adopted in Li Ji Zhang Ju and different scools on the Book of Rites, and thus concluded the
possible influences Wang had made on the study of the Book of Rites in Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty. The finding
was that Wang held the same position as Hao Jing did, which was to emphasize
the orthodox position of Confucianism. The differences between Wang and Hao lay
in the fact that Wang completely denied Zheng Xuan’s perspective on the Book of Rites, which was also the
mainstream of the study on the Book of
Rites in Ming dynasty. Furthermore, what Wang had proposed the wrong
compilation of “Li Yun” in Li Ji Zhang Ju
became the new approach studying the Book
of Rites. By analyzing “Fang Ji”, “Biao Ji”, “Zi Yi”, Wang separated
“Confucius said” into two categories, “what Confucius said”, and “what the
writer said”. In conclusion, the contribution of the paper was to provide a
clear picture of Wang’s position in the study of the Book of Rites in his time and of the development of research on
the Book of Rites.
Keywords:
Wang Fu Zhi, Li Ji Zhang Ju, the
Regression of “the Great Learning” and “the Doctrine of the Mean”, Wrong
Compilation, the Study on the Book of
Rites in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty
Research Note
The Philosophical Origins of Buddhist Psychology and
its Relevance to Modern-day Explorations of Mind: Taking the “Axial
Breakthrough” as a Clue
Chien-Te
Lin (Professor, Institute of Religion and Humanity, Tzu Chi University)
This article focuses on the “axial breakthrough” in an attempt to uncover
the philosophical origins of Buddhist psychology. While the roots of Buddhist
psychology can be traced back to the ancient Indian tradition of Brahmanism and
the Upaniṣads, the “axial breakthrough” prompted a rejection of a ritualistic
world-view in favor of renewed interest in the value of human life and the
quest for “inward transcendence”. Unlike the Brahmanist doctrine of ātman
(Soul/ Self), the Buddha propounded the concept of anātman (Non-Self) and on that
basis developed a theory of mind and consciousness which is said to enable the
cessation of suffering through mental cultivation. This soteriological concern
of Buddhist psychology can perhaps in a sense be regarded as an idealist system
built around the theme of transcendence. Rather than trying to discover the
mechanisms of the physical “brain” or attempting to decode the outward
“behavior,” it focuses instead on ethical cultivation and inward spiritual
growth. In Buddhism therefore, mind is not merely seen as a biological or
physiological referent, but rather as an axiological term closely related to
karma. This unification of psychology with axiology, ethics and soteriology,
though markedly different to the approach taken by modern psychology, could prove
immensely beneficial in our quest to gain a more comprehensive understanding of
mind.
Keywords:
Axial Breakthrough, Ātman, Anātman, Mind, Karma
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