居士佛教與現代教育

Lay Buddhism and Modern Education

從十九世紀末至二十世紀上半葉，以楊文會、歐陽漸為代表的在佛教徒將現代教育的知識取向、學校制度和價值觀念引入佛教，動新定義了佛教傳承的內容、形式和主體，改變了中國佛教中神經、知識與權力的結合方式。他們不僅有意識地為居士爭取全權的宗教地位，而且形成了機制獨立、師承有序的信念團體。這一運動的興起標志著具有真正獨立於僧伽佛教的自主性的中國現代居士佛教的誕生。

From the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century， Lay Buddhists， led by Yang Wenhui and Ouyang Jian， have introduced the intellectual orientation， school system and valued of modern education into Chinese Buddhism. With this， they redefined the content， form and subject of Buddhist transmission and remodeled the articulation between the sacred， knowledge and power in Chinese Buddhism. They not only consciously claimed the full religious status for Lay Buddhists but also formed a conviction group with its own independent apparatus and continuity. The emergence of this movement marked the birth of a Chinese modern Lay Buddhism with a veritable autonomy from Buddhist Sangha.