Do you think the teachings of Buddhism are really relevant to contemporary society?

I don't think the teachings of Buddhism are suitable for modern society. Because:

1. The Buddhist "Diamond Sutra" says that the voidness of all laws is about quantum physics, which is a truth, but it is of no use to ordinary people. However, people who do not have mathematical Buddhas are fascinated by the realization of the "emptiness of the dharmas", meditating, holding mantras, reciting the Buddha, and being busy every day, and few people can realize the "emptiness of the dharmas", but they waste a lot of life time. And even if it does, what good will it do to this society?

It's just that there's just one more mage who can speak.

2. Buddhism has become a hotbed of superstition. A large number of believers are just low-level superstitions, seeking good fortune and eliminating karma, and it is very easy for them to become the objects of monasteries and a small number of people. There are also a large number of stupid acts such as release, retreat, and consecration, which not only harm living beings, but also become a way for a few people to make profits.

3. A small number of orthodox monasteries advocate human Buddhism, and its purpose is Confucianism, but it is not pure, so why bother?

4. The original purpose of Buddhism is to purify people's hearts, but the Buddhist community is now using all kinds of specious remarks in the name of saving people's hearts to practice the way of accumulating wealth, which will do more harm than good. Losing some money is still a trivial matter, a waste of human life, and a great sin.

The teachings of Buddhism are suitable for people in a certain state of this society, that is, for specific individuals. As far as society as a whole is concerned, I personally think that it cannot be suitable for the whole society, because the complexity of society is far more complex than the doctrine.

I don't think the teachings of Buddhism are suitable for contemporary society, which seeks development, innovation and creativity, and the teachings of Buddhism are peaceful and casual, which would be considered unenterprising in contemporary society.

Fit. Buddhism has gained a firm foothold, and it has formed a kind of time and time with modern society.

Loving the country and religion is suitable for any society!!

See if there is any use value.

Q: What positive significance does the existence of Buddhism have for today's society?

Gen-la Jiqun: When I talked about the difference between Buddhism and other religions, I didn't talk about it earlier: Buddhism is human-oriented, not God-based like other religions.

The Buddha said that the Dharma for 49 years was based on concern for real life. What role does Buddhism play in our lives today? In fact, as long as the Three Jewels are still alive and as long as the monasteries still exist, even if they can't do some concrete work for the society, they can at least provide a spiritual home and a spiritual resting place for everyone.

We are busy outside every day, and we have the opportunity to come to the temple to be quiet and reflective, and it is very necessary for the public to bend the foundation. On the other hand, the change from a planned economy to a market economy has caused a greater and greater disparity between the rich and the poor in society, and many people cannot even guarantee their basic survival. How can we make those rich people be as compassionate to sentient beings as bodhisattvas?

There are still certain difficulties if we exercise such a duty through the power of **, but religious communities have a unique advantage in this regard. Monks and nuns are celibate, have no family drag, do not have to rush for their livelihood and fame, and can devote themselves more to charity. With more than 4 million members in Taiwan, Tzu Chi has done a lot of Kaihe's work, whether it is disaster relief or poverty alleviation, or the development of medical services, so Buddhism has an irreplaceable role in the reconstruction of social morality.

No culture is inseparable from the connotation of religion, and morality is based on the concept of religion. Why is religion the cornerstone of moral establishment? On the one hand, religion induces reverence; On the other hand, religion emphasizes the concept of cause and effect, and if there is no restraint on behavior, people will take chances to commit crimes, and society will lose its basic constraints.

It is true that the law can solve some of the problems, but the ability and integrity of the law enforcers are directly related to the effectiveness of the law, and even if the law can bring the criminals to justice, the damage has already been constituted, and the role of religious moral education is to prevent problems before they are ignited, and to solve the problem fundamentally. In addition, there are very good and wise ways to guide modern people's spiritual health, environmental issues, emotional problems, and family problems.

Personally, I have been engaged in the promotion of Buddhism in life for a long time, and I have given many lectures on this aspect in various places, and at present, some of the recordings of the lectures have been compiled into texts, such as "The Pain of Life and Its Liberation", "How Buddhism Sees the World", "Buddhism's View of Wealth" and so on. Based on my long-term research, I have found that Buddhism has its own unique solutions to many problems that exist in today's society, and has a positive significance for the improvement of society.

BuddhismAs two traditional religions, Taoism has always been influencing the world with its own thoughts. For contemporary society, I think Taoist ideas will be more in line with today's people. There are two reasons why I say this:

The first reason: Taoism pays attention to self-cultivation.

Taoism as our Chinese nation.

His own religion also has a very long history and culture, and in history, there are also many excellent Taoists.

Their practice places are usually in secluded mountains, and Taoists practice in tranquility and tranquility. Cultivators not only pay attention to their physical health, but also attach great importance to their mental nature.

For contemporary people, there are many bad habits in life. Such as smoking, drinking, and staying up late to eat unhealthy food.

It is these unhealthy foods, as well as the associated bad habits, that make people's physical fitness.

In constant decline. Moreover, the probability of suffering from diseases is also greatly increasing.

If we can apply Taoist ideas to our lives, we can help many people get rid of bad habits, so that they can have a healthy lifestyle and a healthy body.

The second reason: Taoism leads people to be indisputable Contemporary people become a little impetuous because of the pressure of work and life, and many times not only when doing things, can not calm down, even when dealing with family members, they are also prone to anger.

For some people, there is a value of "money first". Under the influence of these thoughts, they can do a lot of things with a clear conscience.

The purpose of Taoism is to let people let go of their inner impetuousness; Surround yourself with beautiful natural surroundings.

and experience the joy of nature.

Many times, drinking a cup of tea and paying attention to the fragrance of flowers and birds around you is also a very good choice.

And now there are many people, in order to calm their hearts, they also begin to learn Taoist practices; Therefore, in my opinion, Taoist thought will be more suitable for people today.

I think the most suitable for contemporary society is Taoism, because what Buddhism advocates is simply unattainable and has a great impact on people's livelihood.

Neither is suitable. In modern Chinese society, religious ideas are not advocated, but they are not opposed. Therefore, the state does not promote a certain religion. However, as long as the individual is within the scope of the law, it is permissible to believe in religion.

The world's sects, the world's great harmony, all sects, as long as they do, abide by the law, the harmony of the family and the country, the people are auspicious, and the renewal of Vientiane is all good teaching, Taoist culture, ancestral treasures, natural laws, Taoism, Confucianism, righteousness and morality, etiquette and good faith, are all very important!

Do not cling to the name and appearance of the law, and do not discriminate between the name and appearance of the law. Taught according to the individual's root machine. If the root machine is suitable for the Dharma, then the Dharma is practiced; The root machine is suitable for the Dao, so practice the Dao. As long as mindfulness is practiced, all roads lead to Rome.

Buddhism and Taoism have their own merits, regardless of high and low, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are one!

Confucian culture Wang Yangming's mind is the most valuable to the society, self-cultivation, family, governing the country and leveling the world, and saving the people. Buddhism and Taoism are free from suffering and happy!

Human beings themselves have not changed, what has changed is foreign objects, computers have replaced abacus, mobile phones have replaced letters, and religion has solved the physical and mental destiny of human beings, and technology has solved foreign objects, because human beings themselves have not changed, so there is no such thing as suitable for today's society.

The development of the world is pluralistic, but also needs pluralism, regardless of Buddhism, from the perspective of practitioners, it is for life and death, from a political point of view, it is a way to educate people's hearts, for the peace of the country and the people!

There is nothing suitable and not suitable, Buddhism and Taoism have existed for so long, and they have played a role in every era;

Buddhism is fooled, Taoism is also fooled, Taoism is the answer, don't raise the bar, they just haven't discovered the truth of the real objective world laws.

Personally, I think that as long as you can absorb its essence and remove its dross, you can do both, on the contrary, it is not possible to absorb the dross without taking the essence, and it is not possible to inherit it comprehensively.

The Buddhist scriptures and the Tao Te Ching are both eternal wisdom, and contemporary religious thought is the product of contemporary people.

The Taoism of feathering into immortals has become a Taoism of hanging, fortune telling, and feng shui, and almost all Taoist priests can't read the Tao Te Ching, so I don't think it's eliminated!.

Existence is a truth, and there is no comparison.

This problem is problematic in itself. Belief is what is the freedom of the individual, not what society is suitable for.

It's all ghost worship, it's not worth mentioning!

Earning money is suitable for today's religious thought.

Turnip greens have their own love.

Chinese Buddhism inherits the original teachings of Indian Buddhism in terms of basic teachings, and its content mainly includes the Four Noble Truths, the Theory of Dependent Origination, the Three Dharma Seals, Karma and the Six Paths of Reincarnation, etc., and its canons are divided into Hinayana vows and Mahayana vows.

To put it simply, the higher the knowledge, the less religiously religious! But the main thing is that people have gradually lost their conscience! Buddhism is the education of the Buddha, the Buddha in the more than 2,000 years ago when the founding of the Buddha faced the sentient beings are only not rich in understanding, so the Buddha said the Dharma for 49 years, one in the way that people were willing to accept and be able to recognize, but due to the development of the times, people continue to explore, various fields continue to be involved, and the idea is gradually macroscopic.

Therefore, I do not agree with the old education model, and there are doubts! So Buddhism decayed. To give you an example, when the Buddha said that if the terms bacteria, microscopes, outer space, atmosphere, and advanced life were to be explained, people had to ask how many years the Buddha needed to explain.

So, the Buddha said, there are 84,000 sentient beings in one bowl of water. Today's scientists are able to observe bacteria only through microscopes. The Buddha said that the thirty-three heavens are not what we call dimension and space now!

And so on and so forth. Reading the Buddhist scriptures carefully, in fact, the wisdom of Buddhism is already very advanced, so the Buddha said as early as 2,000 years ago that the Dharma will decay day by day! The Buddha once said:

The Dharma will decay in India and gradually develop in the "Aurora" (Chinese pronunciation China) in the East, but it will still end (decay)! The Dharma is vast! The unit of time in ancient China was as high as 10 to the 32nd power, (one, ten, white, thousand.

100 million, trillion, jing, yi, luo, yi, ditch, stream, zheng, load. In Buddhism, having reached the 51st power of 10 is equal to 51 zeros after 10! The highest is the calamity.

10 to the 51st power, and time units, space units!! How big you say! If you don't understand anything, you can add me, 82955258, let's study it together!

I think it makes sense, that most people in Buddhism give the impression that they are kind and smiling, and that they also have a responsibility to benefit all sentient beings.

Reasonable. "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately" can explain this; Buddhism advocates non-contention, compassion, and desperation.

Let me share my personal opinion. First of all, the fundamental doctrine should not change, and the difference should be in the missionary aspect.

Buddhism, as a religion and a culture, is subject to cultural changes. For example, there is a difference between the earliest Buddhism in ancient times and the Buddhism that was introduced to Middle-earth, because it has been integrated with Middle-earth culture. So the culture is changing, and Buddhism is going to adjust accordingly.

In addition, Buddhism should also be regarded as a method of education. According to Buddhism, we are currently in the age of the end of the Dharma, and my personal opinion is that the old people often say that the human heart is not ancient, so the means of education will also be adjusted. Just as teaching students according to their aptitude needs to be flexible for different groups of people being taught, Buddhism also needs to adapt itself in order for modern people to accept Buddhism.

But again, the fundamental doctrine will never change.

The spirit should be unchanging; It's about the increase in knowledge!

Cultivating the Buddha to obtain the Dharma, cultivating the Dharma to become a Buddha... Cultivating by the Dharma; Dharma is the element that cultivates natal growth and is the basic element of Buddhahood.

Law! The only way.

All things come from the law!

The difference is mainly manifested in the original Buddhist and Mahayana Buddhist scriptures.

Primitive Buddhism used the Ahama Sutra as the classic, while later Mahayana Buddhism used the twelve Tripitaka Sutras, including the Ahama Sutra, as the classics.

Nowadays, Buddhism sometimes deviates from the basic parts of Buddhism, such as mindfulness, the Eight Noble Paths, the Four Noble Truths, and so on.