跨国佛教组织在新加坡的发展——以新加坡佛光会为例

Transnational Buddhist Organizations in Singapore:A Case Study of Buddha's Light Association (Singapore)

近年来,越来越多的佛教组织在新加坡设立分支机构或成立会员组织,并在多元种族、多元宗教背景的新加坡社会产生越来越重要的影响。本文以"国际佛光会"的会员组织——新加坡佛光会为研究个案,探讨跨国佛教组织产生的背景及其特点,分析全球化背景下的新加坡佛光会如何实行本土化,从而揭示其发展成功的规律。

In recent years, more and more Buddhist organizations have developed their overseas branches and member organizations in Singapore, these organizations are successfully gaining more and more influence on Singapore, the multi-racial and multi-religious country. Buddha＇s Light Association （Singapore） is taken as a case study in this paper to achieve further understanding of the survival of transnational Buddhist organizations in Singapore. Through evidences obtained from fieldwork, this paper discusses the background and emergence of transnational Buddhist organizations in Singapore, illustrates how it adapts to the globalization context and the local traditions, and explores its law of successful development.