云南佛教慈善历史论略

A Brief Analysis of the Charity History of Buddhism in Yunan

宗教慈善作为宗教融入社会的途径,既在"终极关怀"的层次上体现了价值理性,又在"具体行动"的层面上体现了工具理性,同时作为政府引导管理的对象,也在"公共事务"的层面上体现了政策理性。研究佛教慈善同样应从思想、行动、政策等层面进行综合分析,才能充分理解其内涵与功能。佛教慈善可分为内在性、外在性和超在性三种类型,文章以此为概念视角,分析了云南汉传、南传和藏传三大佛教派别以及阿吒力教的慈善发展历史。

As a way for religion to integrate itself in society, religious charity not only embodies value rationality on the level of＂ ultimate solicitude＂, but reveals instrumental rationality on the level of＂concrete action＂; meanwhile, as the object for government to guide, it also shows policy rationality on the level of＂public affair＂. Likewise, only if the Buddhism charity should be analyzed comprehensively, can we fully understand its connotation and function. Buddhism charity can be divided into three kinds, viz., internal, external and meta- existential, from the perspective of which, the author of this paper analyzes the sub-parties of Buddhism and the history of charity of Azhali religion.