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釋慧空(Karma Lekshe Tsomo) 中文版編譯| 英文版編譯 | 釋慧空(Karma Lekshe Tsomo) 中文版編譯 | 胡曉蘭 1 Published By www.sukhihotu.com Sukhi Hotu Dhamma Publications Copyright © 2008 Karma Lekshe Tsomo All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN 983-9382-40-2 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 2 獻辭 謹將此書獻給已故的帕瑪 秋給沙彌尼(Sramanerika-Padma Chhokid)。2006年夏天,秋給師為了參加第九屆Sākyadhitā國際佛教 善女人會議而遠赴吉隆坡,卻在當地急速病危。她在許多法友的奔走 協助之下,回到印度喜瑪拉雅高山區的斯皮提(Spiti),不久便在仰 欽丘嶺修道院去世。她慈藹、果敢、為佛法無私奉獻的一生,將永存 我們的心中。 3 4 目錄 相片說明 9 編譯者簡介 10 作者群簡介 11 导读 18 跨文化對談:全球網絡 1 根源/路徑:穿越時空傳遞佛法: 25 當代佛教女眾所面臨的挑戰及其所涉及的問題 徐慧貞(Sharon A. Suh) 2 各文化中的佛教女眾先鋒 32 賀瑪古那提拉可(Hema Goonatilake) 3 韓國佛教女眾對第八屆Sakyadhita會議的反思 42 本覺法師(Bongak Sunim) 4 化差異為強項:以新加坡佛教徒為例 48 陳愛月(Ai-Girl Tan) 5 女性的靈性、肉體、滋養的源頭:跨文化的心理探索 58 裘莉湯瑪斯(Julie Thomas) 全球佛教中的種族、社會階層與性別 6 超越種姓、性別、種族等歧視:在佛陀的國土重建佛法 73 法行者智慧(Dharmacharini Jnanasuri)與 法行者悲幻(Dharmacharini Karunamaya) 7 佛教與黑人女眾有什麼關係? 80 然樹兒司林滿努爾(Zenju Earthlyn M. Manuel) 8 在多元文化社會中漸失性別平等:尼泊爾佛教女眾的經驗 90 蘇蒙圖拉達爾(Sumon K. Tuladhar) 5 以藝術銜接不同文化 9 觸動心靈的音樂 99 黃慧音(Imee Ooi) 10 吟唱佛法:以音樂修行 102 慧禪法師(Hyeseon Sunim) 11 從劇情片瞭解佛教 107 李香順(Hyangsoon Yi) 12 曉雲法師禪畫中的悟境 112 釋仁朗 13 瞭解觀音的背景:佛教哲學與性別分界的影響 121 艾綴恩卡克蘭(Adrienne Cochran) 14 韓國史上的佛教、薩滿教與婦女 127 金正熙(Jeong Hee Kim) 15 跨文化教授越南禪法 136 慧根(Hue Can) 16 馬來西亞的比丘尼 140 釋理德(Seet Lee Terk) 17 佛陀與鬼神的世界:喜瑪拉雅山區僧院的醫療慣例 147 釋慧空(Karma Lekshe Tsomo) PHOTOGRAPHS 157 6 18 167 19 170 20 176 21 183 22 188 23 194 24 199 25 105 26 214 27 219 7 28 224 29 233 30 236 31 245 32 254 33 260 34 266 35 276 281 8 相片說明 韓國比丘尼示演韓傳佛教僧院舞蹈 p.157 越南尼眾帶領晚課 p.158 來自印度打戾(Dalit)社群的法行者智慧(Dhammacarini p.159 Jnanasuri)與來自印尼的桑提尼比丘尼(Bhikkhuni Santini)展 開對話 已故的吉祥法喜(K.-Sri-Dhammananda)博士在摩訶精舍 p.160 (Maha Vihara)接待會眾 不丹、印度、尼泊爾、西藏等喜瑪拉雅山區來的尼眾帶領晚課 p.161 西雅圖大學的徐慧貞(Sharon Suh)教授發表主題演說 p.162 斯里蘭卡的庫素瑪比丘尼(Bhikkhunī-Kusuma)針對佛教尼眾 p.163 的角色提出了一個極具挑戰性的問題 來自馬來西亞的黃慧音解說她創作佛教音樂的靈感來源 p.164 蔣帕 澤准比丘尼(Bhiksunī-Jampa-Tsedroen)、王佩蓮修女 p.281 (Malia Dominica Wong)、丹津葩默比丘尼(Bhiksunī Tenzin Palmo)展現跨宗教友誼 舊金山禪修中心的然樹 兒司林 滿努爾(Zenjū-Earthlyn-M. p.282 Manuel)發表「佛教與黑人女眾有什麼關係?」 布里亞特(Buryatia)來的左瑞格瑪 布達欸瓦(Zorigma- p.283 Budaeva)禮敬馬來西亞會議籌辦委員會的主席長恆比丘尼 (Bhiksunī Chang Heng) 論文發表人齊聚在位於吉隆坡的會場「修成林」前合影 p.284 會眾透過交換影像來跨越語言隔閡與文化差異 p.285 韓國的出家在家女眾合誦般若波羅蜜多心經 p.286 笑聲拉近世界各地女眾(包括尼眾)的距離 p.287 來自多種佛教禪修傳統的會眾每天早上向彼此學習,一起禪修 p.288 9 編譯者簡介 英文版編譯 釋慧空 美裔藏傳比丘尼,夏威夷大學比較哲學系博士,現任美國聖地牙哥大學 神學與宗教學系教授。所著作、編輯的專書有:《入閰羅頷中:佛教、 生命倫理與死亡》、《走出陰影:入世的佛教女眾》、《銜接不同的世 界:跨世代佛教女眾的聲音》、《佛教女眾與社會公義:理想、挑戰、 成就》、《創新的佛教女眾:逆流而上》、《跨文化佛教女眾的體現》 、《僻居的女行者:兩種出家女眾的戒律傳統》、《美國女眾眼中的佛 教》、《釋迦提達:佛陀的女兒》。慧空法師是Sākyadhitā國際佛教善女 人協會的創辦人之一暨前任會長,也是致力於開發中國家女眾教育的蔣 揚丘嶺學社(Jamyang Chöling Institute)的主任。 中文版編譯 胡曉蘭 國立台灣大學外國語文學系與哲學系雙學士,美國天普大學宗教系碩 士、博士,現任美國底特律大學宗教學系和婦女與性別研究學程副教 授。著有專書《此世涅槃:邁向全球社群共創和平的佛教女性主義社會 倫理》以及導論書籍《道教》。另有多篇論文收錄於《牛津當代佛教手 冊》、《布盧姆茨伯里中國哲學與性別研究手冊》、《世界信仰叢書》 、《亞洲哲學與女性主義哲學的對話:解放傳統》、《當代世界宗教中 對女性的暴力:根源與療法》、《邪惡與人的劣根性之考量》,並於世 界多國學術會議中發表過數十篇與佛教倫理和性別議題相關的論文。另 曾將聖嚴法師之《心六倫》英譯。 10 作者群簡介 桑迪布歇爾(Sandy Boucher) 有三十多年的禪修經驗,是作家、教師,也是編輯。著有七本書,包括 《在佛法中起舞:露思丹尼森的生平與教導》、《隱泉:一個女佛教 徒抗癌的故事》、《發現觀音》、《蓮花綻放:女眾佛教入門》、《轉 法輪:美國女眾創造新佛教》。 慧根 越南人,是越南禪宗的比丘尼,以藉由故事教導佛法而聞名。目前居於 澳洲,向她學習禪法的人來自各種文化背景。 張玉玲 美國夏威夷大學語言學博士,專門研究跨文化語言學習,曾任夏威夷大 學語言學講師、台灣大學外文系兼任助理教授、政治大學華語文教學碩 博士學程兼任助理教授。現任CIEE美國國際教育交流協會台北研習中心 主任。2008-2013年間擔任Sākyadhitā國際佛教善女人協會的會長,目前 則擔任Sākyadhitā台灣佛教善女人協會的創會會長。2009年起,在台灣 成功舉辦四屆佛法翻譯禪修營,為Sākyadhitā會議訓練翻譯志工。 艾綴恩卡克蘭(Adrienne Cochran) 夏威夷大學馬諾阿分校哲學博士,現任綠河社區學院哲學講師,開授「 性別與哲學」和「婦女與世界宗教」等課程。曾於2012年美國哲學協會 太平洋分部在西雅圖召開的研討會上發表〈西方的藏傳佛教:下一個世 代〉,也曾於2011年在奧瑞岡州波特蘭的西北區哲學會議上發表〈生活 方式影響死亡經驗:論中陰身〉。 秀巴阮妮達許(Shobha Rani Dash) 印度人,於2004年自京都的大谷大學取得博士學位後,留校任教。主要 研究領域為印度和日本的婦女與佛教,目前籌設上座部傳統比丘尼的資 料庫,也是貝葉寫本研究計畫的一員。 11 莫妮卡林柏格佛克(Monica Lindberg Falk) 瑞典隆德大學東亞與東南亞研究中心社會人類學家、講師、研究員兼研 究部主任。研究領域包括東南亞的性別、佛教、災難人類學、教育與社 會改變。曾在泰國從事廣泛的田野調查。著有《耕植福田:佛教的出家 女眾與泰國的性別秩序》和數篇與性別、佛教、宗教運動相關的論文, 其中包括〈海嘯後泰國南部的重建與佛教修行〉。 梅米斯芬(Mavis Fenn) 加拿大滑鐵盧大學(聖保羅學院)宗教學系副教授。與凱 寇佩綴爾 (Kay Koppedrayer)合著有〈釋迦提達:佛教女眾的跨國集會〉。目前 研究加拿大的佛教女眾和北美的佛教。近期發表的論文包括〈究羅檀頭 經:造成緊張的傳統〉 和〈安大略省的佛教多樣性〉。 吳碧彬(Pik Pin Goh) 公眾眼科醫師,馬來西亞國民大學眼科研究員,兼任慈悲關懷服務會的 會長,也是吉隆坡的洛桑卓巴中心(Losang Dragpa Centre)的理事。 賀瑪古那提拉可(Hema Goonatilake) 於1974年自倫敦大學東方與非洲研究學系取得博士學位,曾任斯里蘭卡 給拉尼亞大學(University of Kelaniya)資深教員。自1989年以來,擔任 聯合國開發計劃署與聯合國婦女發展基金會紐約辦事處以及聯合國開發 計劃署柬埔寨辦事處的性別與發展專家,兼任柬埔寨佛教學社的顧問。 她是斯里蘭卡第一個女性主義團體「婦女之聲」的創辦人之一,也是斯 里蘭卡婦女研究中心的創辦人之一。 顏愛心(Ai Sim Hea) 中醫師、針灸師,持有天津中醫藥大學碩士學位,以及山東中醫藥大學 婦科博士學位。她是馬來西亞佛教青年總會的顧問,也是下霹靂縣佛教 協會的會長。 法行者智慧(Dharmacharini Jnanasuri) 生於印度那普爾市,一生中最重大的兩件事都與佛教有關。1956年安倍 卡博士領著數十萬名從眾在那普爾市皈依佛教時,年幼的她也在其中, 是為第一件大事。她於1982年接觸到西方僧團之友的印度支部三界佛大 眾僧團,並於1987年受戒成為僧團一員,是第二件大事。自受戒以來, 她就致力於向女眾傳遞佛法。 12 法行者悲幻(Dharmacharini Karunamaya) 生於英國,在大學攻讀生物化學時,對佛教產生興趣。1976年移居倫 敦,參與早年為西方僧團之友籌募基金的佛教社群和正命事業,並於 1988年成為西方僧團的一員。1997年一月以來,她就經常到印度去支援 當地西方僧團之友的活動。 金正熙(Jeong-Hee Kim) 梨花女子大學韓國婦女研究所的研究教授。其博士論文是《生物女性主 義:以佛教和道教為基礎的本體論研究》。她是韓國佛教女眾發展學社 的顧問,韓國婦女環境網絡研究委員會的主席,也是韓國消費者合作聯 邦的主任。 李玉珍 台灣國立政治大學宗教研究所副教授,研究領域包括宗教中的性別議 題、佛教文學、漢傳佛教中的婦女、中國宗教小說等。著有《唐代的比 丘尼》,編有《婦女與宗教:跨領域的視野》,並發表過〈寺院廚房的 姊妹情:戰後台灣佛教婦女的性別意識與修行〉等三十餘篇相關論文。 然樹兒司林滿努爾(Zenjū Earthlyn M. 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