..續本文上一頁參見Grant A. Olson的 "泰國佛教的人本人種學:Phra Rajavaramuni(Orayudh Payutto)的生平 (博士論文,康乃爾大學,1989) " , 353-377頁.
[15] To maximize understanding among Buddhists and scholars from perse linguistic backgrounds, I have chosen Pali transliterations of Thai names into English. Thus, the Pali transliterations yield such names as Buddhadasa, Bodhiraksa, Santi Asoka, Dhammakaya, Mahanikaya, and Dhammayutika, whereas the Thai transliterations would give us Phutthathat, Phothirak, Santi Asok, Thammakai, Mahanikai, and Thammayut.
◎[15] 爲了讓不同語言背景的佛教徒和學者們能得到最好的理解,我選擇把一些巴利音譯的泰國名字用英語拼寫。 因此,巴利音譯的泰國名字拼寫如下:Buddhadasa、Bodhiraksa、Santi Asok、Dhammakaya、Mahanikaya和Dhammayutika,然而泰國字則會拼寫爲Phutthathat 、 Phothirak、Santi Asok、Thammakai、Mahanikai和Thammayut。
[16] In the Thai Theravada tradition, there are two kinds of monasteries: town monasteries (gamavasi) and forest monasteries (arannavasi). Town monasteries are more concerned with study (ganthadhura) whereas forest monasteries emphasize more the practice of meditation (vipassanadhura).
◎[16]泰國原始佛教傳統中有二種寺院: 都市派寺院 (gamavasi)和森林派寺院 (arannavasi)。都市派寺院對研究(ganthadhura)比較關注,而森林派寺院則比較強調禅修(vipassanadhura)的行。
[17] There are two main sects or orders (nikaya), based on disciplinary interpretation, within the Thai Sangha: Mahanikaya and Dhammayutika. Mahanikaya is the original form rooted in the long history of Thai Buddhism. The majority of monks in Thailand belong to this sect. Dhammayutika is the reformed sect, with its strict discipline, initiated by King Mongkut (Rama IV). It represents royal interests within the Thai Sangha.
◎[17]基于對戒律的不同诠釋,泰國僧伽裏面有兩個主要的教派:大宗派(Mahanikaya)和法宗派(Dhammayutika)。大宗派是泰國佛教長久曆史以來的原始形式。泰國的多數僧侶屬于這一個教派。法宗派是由Mongkut國王(羅摩4世)創立的一個改革教派,有它自己嚴格的戒律, 這表示王室在泰國僧伽裏面的重要性。
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Conclusion
◎結論
Luangpor Teean”s teachings and his dynamic meditation are a new phenomenon not only in the Thai Theravada tradition but also in contemporary Buddhism and meditation. Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Kampuchea, represents a more conservative trend in Buddhism. It has been trying to preserve, in the long history of its own tradition, the Buddha”s teachings, the monastic life, and the early traditions, without any significant change. By going back to the original sources of Buddhism whenever necessary, witnessed in many Great Buddhist Councils throughout its history, it has tried to “purify” the religion
◎隆波田的教導和他的動中禅是泰國原始佛教傳統以及當代佛教與禅修中的一個新現象。東南亞的原始佛教,包括斯裏蘭卡,緬甸、泰國、寮國和柬埔寨,代表佛教裏比較保守的一派。在它自己傳統的悠久曆史中,它一直嘗試著保護佛陀的教導、寺院生活和原本的傳統,而沒有任何明顯的改變。它在必要的時候,藉由回歸佛教的本源而嘗試著"淨化"這個宗教,曆史上多次佛法的重大結集證明了這一點。
Theravada Buddhism has emphasized the keeping of the sila (precepts), the practice of the samatha (concentration) and vipassana (contemplation on the nature of things) forms of meditation, and the study of the Pali Canon. In keeping the sila, a person aims to have bodily control over greed, anger, and delusion; in practicing the samatha form of meditation, a person aims to purify the mind; and in practicing the vipassana form of meditation and studying the Canon, a person aims to gain wisdom.
◎原始佛教注重持守戒律(sila)、修學奢摩他禅定(samatha)、觀照事物本質的禅修形式(vipassana),以及研究巴利聖典。在持戒方面,目標是控製身心的貪、瞋、癡;在修學奢摩他形式的禅定方面,目標是要淨化心靈;而在修學毘婆舍那形式的禅觀以及研究聖典方面,目標則是開啓智能。
Luangpor Teean”s dynamic meditation has little to do with traditional Theravada practices. The rhythmic bodily movements of dynamic meditation directly stimulate and develop awareness (sati), which, in due course, encounters and sees thought and breaks through the chain of thought – the root cause of greed, anger, and delusion. When awareness has become the dominating power over thought, true sila appears; it is sila that “observes” a human being, rather than a human being “observing” sila. When awareness has become the dominating power o…
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