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Monk Miracles Prototype Analysis

Posted on:2011-02-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W N MaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360305459112Subject:Chinese classical literature
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In Buddhism, monks, as the behaviors of doctrine, are the most direct reflectors of religious spirit. This spirit is achieved through certain signs. Admittedly, the signs in Buddhism have never been in mainstream, just as a means of propaganda, and monks can declare "Providence" or" fate", which ordinary people can't achieve. What the psychological motivation is or itself a kind of unconscious behavior, and exactly how a prototype of psychological dominate such behavior to the emergence of various signs of monk behaviors. This paper, based on the analysis of psychological prototype of monk signs, analyzes them as a group to show the demonstrated mystery of the unconscious roots.Classifying monk's psychological types, they are divided into seven kinds:(1) temperament and conversion mode. From independent individual and collective two aspects of the monks, I made a psychological conversion to get the point that master and family have important influence on conversion of monks. (2) Mature process. In growth, many people have demonstrated affinity with the Buddha unconsciously no matter what obstacles do not stop their desire to cultivate and practice. (3)Defense mode. Birth and death are the ultimate questions of human beings, but by the monks view, they are only the two kinds of state, so when facing death, monks often show driving force to seek to die. (4)Center for emotion. Before becoming eminent monk, a monk always shows the different behaviors from ordinary people, these actions are imperceptibly formed in the most intimate people, displaying a tonsured complex psychologically. (5) Identity. From the self-recognition and social recognition of two aspects perform integration and adaptation of Buddhism and society.(6) Relationship schemata. With a simple relationship between performance and practice, they show the relation of monks and Buddhist between the life and the afterlife. (7)Adjustment method. The relationship between.monks and authorities, in history, has been in a friendly and harmonious state, but occasionally discordant. The monks with magic arts handle such disharmony to protect themselves and maintain the religious authority.After the monk's psychological types, we analyze the source of miraculous psychology with Jung's prototype theory. Firstly, we identify the related Jung's prototype theory and relationship of prototype and signs of monks, and both of them have a broad resonance. However, this is just the tip of iceberg; Jung's prototype theory has an guiding value in exploring the root causes of monk's signs.From the three aspects of signs of religious archetypes, mythological prototype and character archetype, we dissect the psychological origin. In religious prototype, we will find that the miracle is a reflection of history accumulated. From the date of the birth of Buddha in Buddhism, white, fragrant and the sound of music are the most sacred images. When monks passed away, they are also desperate for such signs. Therefore, on the records of eminent monks passed away, there is no exception to the three images. Based on the analysis of myth prototype, from the myth and totem myth, we get the monks birth and the practice of the degrees of nature fierce beast and this reflects the repetition of the trajectory of the ancient memory. Buddha figure is the imitation of life experiences, from the pregnancy and health, the close with Buddha, self attunements and the credit nirvana of four aspects, practice the Buddha's life.The prototype traceability of miraculous monks is through psychology method to analyze the religious behavior, with rational to mysticism, using dialogue of two kinds of spirit to display intrinsic prototype of monk's miraculous behaviors.
Keywords/Search Tags:Buddhism, prototype, image
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