近代日本佛教在闽传布的实质探析

On the Essence of the Spreading of Japanese Buddhism in Fujian

甲午战争以后,日本佛教真宗东、西本愿寺派布教师在福建各地开设布教所,进行所谓布教,目的是蛊惑人心,插手诉讼,干涉内政。与此同时,又在布教所内设立附属日语学校,教授日语等课程,旨在收买民心。东、西本愿寺在福建布教及办学活动,其背后受台湾"总督府"的指使,是近代日本对福建进行势力扩张的一个重要组成部分。

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japanese Buddhism Shinshu Higashi-honganji and Nishi-honganji sent preachers to open propagation offices in Fujian, aiming to confuse and poison people＇s minds, to intervene in lawsuits, and to in- terfere in internal affairs. At the same time, they set up Japanese schools to teach Japanese courses, in order to get popular sup- port. Buddhist mission and schooling of Higashi-honganji and Nishi-honganji in Fujian, supported by the Taiwan Government- General, was an important part of the expansion of modem Japanese forces in the province.