民国上海居士佛教慈善的运作模式、特点与意义

The Operational Mode,Characteristics and Significance of Shanghai Lay Buddhist Charity in the Republican Period

民国上海居士佛教作为一种民间宗教慈善组织,它是构成民国上海城市慈善网络的重要一环。在近代社会转型的背景下,民国上海居士佛教慈善在其形式上已经突破了传统局限,并制定了较为细致的操作程序与财务监督机制,形成了自身的基本运作模式。就其特点而言,民国上海居士佛教慈善不仅体现了佛教信仰的内在需求,也呈现出近代中国佛教由内向外的社会联接冲动。就其意义而言,它不仅在社会学层面上表征了中国佛教的近代转型特征,也对当代的都市居士佛教慈善具有一定的启迪。

As a kind of nongovernmental charitable organization, Shanghai Lay Buddhist charity was an important component of Shanghai charitable network in the Republican period. In the context of transformation of modern society, the Republic Shanghai Lay Buddhist charity had oversteped its traditional form, and developed a more detailed-oriented operating procedures and financial control regulations, formed its own mode of operation. In terms of its characteristics, the Republican Shanghai Lay Buddhist charity not only reflected the internal needs of the Buddhist faith, but also showed its concern on social reality. In terms of its significancs, the Republican Shanghai Lay Buddhist charity not only showed the modern transformation of Chinese Buddhism, but also provided an important enlightenment for Contemporary Lay Buddhist charity.