Research on the relationship between master Benle and Wuchang Buddhist academy
本乐法师与武昌佛学院关系研究

摘要

本文主要基于法脉承袭上的联系，通过梳理法脉、思想和制度上的三重传承，分析了本乐法师本人和武昌佛学院之间的联系。文章认为，法脉承袭上的联系主要体现在继承太虚大师、佛学思想“人间佛教”理念以及继承和弘扬武昌佛学院的理念等方面。透过这一现象的剖析，可发现20世纪中国佛学教育的微妙变迁，可为当下的佛教教育提供一定的经验参考和借鉴。

Abstract

Venerable Benle was an important figure in the contemporary reform of Chinese Buddhism, and his life and activities were closely related to the Wuchang Buddhist Institute. This paper starts from the triple perspectives of spiritual lineage, philosophical thought, and institutional practice to explore the historical relationship between venerable Benle and Wuchang Buddhist Institute. Research has found that Venerable Benle not only inherited his spiritual lineage from Master Taixu via the Institute but also absorbed the philosophy of "Humanistic Buddhism" and extended and expanded the educational philosophy of the Institute in his own monastic teachings. Through the study of this example, we can glimpse the transformation mechanism of Chinese Buddhist education in the twentieth century from a micro perspective, which has certain reference significance for the development of contemporary Buddhist education.