| The Zen's way of life is new Buddhist teaching notion in China nowadays. It is original from Chinese Huineng Zen, being put forward by venerable bonze Jinghui who is the abbot of Bailin temple. The notion emphasizes the religious practice should be combined with daily life. The Summer Camp of the Zen's way of life is one typical movement carried out by the temple, and it is conducted in a modern way, which has had a considerable effect on Chinese Buddhist, especially influences many young people.In this thesis, you will see the Zen's way of life in an overall way. In the chapter one, I will introduce the notion of The Zen's way of life itself. In the second chapter, I will analyze the relationship between the Zen's way of life and traditional Buddhist teaching; the contents in the third chapter are the detail of The Summer Camp of the Zen's way of life, which is descriptive writing bases on my field survey. In the end of the article, comments on the significance of the Zen's way of life in nowadays will be presented. In my opinion, the Zen's way of life set up a modern Buddhist, and in the whole, it is fit in with the contemporary era. So it will not only benefit the program of Building a Harmonious Socialist Society and the development of Chinese Buddhist, but also set an example for the modernization of traditional religions. |
