探秘佛光山“人間佛教”和“青年教育”

On March 9， 2014， IESCO’s delegation arrived at Fo Guang Shan， Gaoxiong to observe the“Humanistic Buddhism” and “Youth Education” there for two days. The delegation had cordial talks with the Director of Fo Guang Shan Supervision Institute and Executive Director of Youth Headquarters of The Buddha's Light International Association Master Hui Chuan and Director of the Forestry College of Fo Guang Shan Master Yong Guang.

2014年3月9日，國際生態安全合作組織代表團一行抵達高雄佛光山，對佛光山“人間佛教”和“青年教育”進行了為期兩天的考察，并與佛光山都監院院長、國際佛光會世界總會青年總部執行長慧傳法師，佛光山叢林學院院長永光法師進行了親切會談。

Fo Guang Shan is located in the Dashu District of Gaoxiong city and known as the “Buddhist Capital in Southern Taiwan”. The Buddhist buildings in the mountains are majestic. In order to develop and spread Buddhism， Master Hsing Yun established the Buddhist Education Institute to promote “humanistic Buddhism” and carry out “youth education”. Master Hsing Yun’s native town was Yangzhou， Jiangsu Province. He was born to a poor family and raised in the age of wars. He has expressed many times that the lack of education is a permanent regret in his life. Therefore， Fo Guang Shan started with education， which is the difference between Fo Guang Shan and other Buddhist temples in Taiwan.

Master Hui Chuan told us that the Youth Headquarters of the Buddha's Light International Association was founded in 1996. Master Hsing Yun said: “The founding of youth groups all over the world means the spread of Bodhi seeds. Don’t overlook any single seed as it will grow sturdily; don’t overlook any single cause， because its spread will shake the entire world.” Guided by these instructions， the Youth Headquarters actively guides the education activities of temples and of the Buddha's Light International Association. At present， the Youth Headquarters of the Buddha's Light International Association has nearly 200 branches all over the five continents in the world. All the youths of the Buddha's Light International Association bear a Bodhisattva heart and use their strengths to make contributions to promoting “Humanistic Buddhism” and maintaining a pure land on earth.

佛光山位于臺灣高雄市大樹區，有“南臺佛都”之稱。山上寺廟建筑宏偉壯觀。星云大師為提倡“人間佛教”實施“青年教育”創立了佛教教育院，以此弘揚和推廣佛法。星云大師本是江蘇揚州籍人士，出身貧寒，成長于戰亂年代，他沒有上過學，因此，佛光山以教育起家，這就是佛光山與臺灣其他佛教叢林的不同之處。

慧傳法師介紹說，國際佛光會世界總會青年總團于1996年成立伊始，秉承星云大師開示“世界各地青年團的相繼成立，意味著菩提種子的播灑，不要輕看一粒種子﹐將來它會茁壯成長﹔不要輕看一點因緣，它的傳播會震動大千世界”的理念，積極引導各寺院、佛光會的教育活動，從而帶動當地青年學佛、理佛、弘佛，一直發展至今天。目前，國際佛光會世界總會青年總團在全球五大洲有近二百個分團，所有佛光青年以菩薩之心，青年之力，共同為推動人間佛教，實現人間凈土而共同努力。

The Forestry College is a cradle of Sangha. In recent 50 years， it has educated countless international talents of Buddhism. Now there are 150 trainees from nearly 10 countries in the Forestry College. Apart from the Buddhist classics， the curriculum also includes Buddhism culture， charity and relevant content about Fo Guang Shan， which brings the trainees in line with the Buddhism system of Fo Guang Shan. Youth training is one of the four main principles of Fo Guang Shan. It not only educates Sanghas， but also educates believers， women， and youths， including Buddhism and Sociology.

The delegation also visited the Buddha Memorial Hall， the Forestry College and Fo Guang Yuan Art Museum， which made them follow in person the life tracks of youths in Fo Guang Shan and the education development concept of Master Hsing Yun: “Even if there is very profound truth and popular classics， who are going to study them. Sanghas should have Sanghas’ education; believers should have believers’ education; and women and children should have the education for them”. It is truly refreshing and thought-provoking.

叢林學院是佛光山僧伽的搖籃，近五十年來培養、培育了無數國際弘法人才。佛光山叢林學院院長永光法師表示，目前，佛光山叢林學院有來自超過10個國家，近150位學員。課程除了教授佛學經典外，還增加了佛教文化、慈善以及與佛光山事業相關之專業課程，使學員畢業后能很快與佛光山弘法體系接軌。培養人才是佛光山四大宗旨之一，不僅對僧伽開展教育，也對信眾、婦女、青年進行教育。

代表團一行在佛光山考察期間還參觀了佛光山佛陀紀念館，佛光山叢林學院學員的課業起居，佛光緣美術館等，充分感受了佛光青年的生活足跡以及星云大師“縱有再高深的教理，再眾多的經典，誰去研究？僧伽要有僧伽的教育；信徒，要有信徒的教育；甚至于兒童、婦女，也要有兒童、婦女的教育”的教育發展理念。讓人耳目一新，心有所悟。