变革之活力在异乡的寺庙——加拿大蒙特利尔越南人的佛教活动

The Dynamics of Change in an Exiled Pagoda:Vietnamese Buddhism in Montreal

加拿大蒙特利尔地区的夏里寺是当地越南裔社区活动主要聚集地,它在越南新移民实现自身角色转变的过程中,在帮助新移民适应当地新的社会环境、居住环境等方面起到了重要的作用。为适应移居国新环境,夏里寺中的组织架构也发生了变化,妇女成为宗教的创立者和领导者。

This paper is a case study of the Xa-Loi Pagoda, which is located in a section of Montreal. It has become the focus for activities of the Vietnamese community, and has in some ways helped the recent Vietnamese migrants settle down in their new environment. It has not merely transplanted itself but also undergone transformations forced upon its migrants as a condition of their changed roles, and their changed location, and the organizational structure because of imperatives that have been beyond their control. These changes are many, but the change in the status of women as religious practitioners and leaders is amongst the more nota- ble.