Tag Archives: 馬來西亞的金剛乘佛教弘法師資初探
- 8-11-2019
馬來西亞的金剛乘佛教弘法師資初探
以在家居士為主流的佛教，是印度大乘佛教興起後的趨勢，金剛乘佛教興盛後更是如此。從2007年開始，直到2018年，直貢澈贊法王一共任命了四位馬來西亞華人成為該教派的阿闍黎與金剛上師，授證四人中有三位是在家居士，這樣的做法在其他藏傳佛教教派並不多見，充分表示法王對金剛乘佛教在馬來西亞發展的重視，也具有指標性的意義。本文主要探討直貢法王授證馬來西亞宗教師的六大特點，四位宗教師的佛法學修經歷，法王對其未來職能之期許以及四位宗教師的跨傳統交流等。
The rise of Mahayana Buddhism (and particularly Vajrayana Buddhism) in India led a significant increase in the role of lay practitioners. From 2007 until 2018, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche authorized a total of four ethnic Chinese people in Malaysia to teach on behalf of the Drikung Kagyu lineage under the official title of “Acharya” or Vajra Guru, three of which were lay practitioners. This is something that has rarely happened in other lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, and it demonstrates the special importance His Holiness places on the development of Vajrayana Buddhism in Malaysia. This article examines the six main attributes of Malaysian Vajrayana instructors authorized by H.H. Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, their respective backgrounds in Buddhist study and practice, and His Holiness’s expectations for their future endeavors.