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Analysis On The Reasons And Mechanism Of The Formation Of Endogenous Buddhist Temples In Rural Areas

Posted on:2021-04-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y DongFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330620470244Subject:Sociology
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The development of modernization has brought a huge impact to rural society,and the social form in rural areas and the ideology of rural population have changed to a great extent Rural population have become a disadvantaged group in the process of social development because of their relative lack of education and social adaptability.The inadequacy of rural social security has increased the risk of their social life.As a result,the number of Buddhism temples,Taoist temples,and churches in rural areas has continued to increase,and the number of religious beliefs has almost expanded.More and more rural people are using religious beliefs as compensation mechanisms to meet their spiritual and moral needsThis essay takes the Buddhist temple in S village of L county as a case,and adopts the research methods of literature research,participation observation and unstructured interview Because the structural motivation of the endogenous Buddhist temple comes from the tradition,habits and individual needs of the acquaintance society within the rural area,and its formation is governed by the rural local knowledge and rational choice of survival.Therefore,this article analyzes the individual factors of the religious choice of believers and the rural social factors at first.Secondly,the research Indicates that the individual factors of religious choice of believers are the religious belief due to illness,family conflicts,trust in the afterlife and the pursuit of life;social factors are the norms of interpersonal communication and daily life habits in rural society.In order to obtain the relationship between individuals,rural society and religious beliefs,this essay describes the interpersonal communication and interaction of believers in the two different living situations which are family and rural society Finally,this paper argues that the reason for the formation of rural endogenous Buddhist temples is the ethics of rural society and the individual needs of believers.The ethical norms of rural society and rural daily life habits are the basic driving forces of rural endogenous Buddhist temples.Insufficient social security in the rural areas,lack of spiritual culture,and insufficiency of local morals have stimulated peasant's demand for religion.The motivation mechanism is the mutual agreement between religious ethics and rural ethics and the continuity of daily life.This motivation mechanism comes from the moral reciprocity of believers in the Buddhist temple,the moral transformation of believers in the family,and the practice of dealing with rural human relationships.Through the coherent interaction of daily life,the "blend" of ethics and religious ethics in the local society in daily life has been realizedThis essay is based on the cultural and moral foundation of the rural acquaintance society Through the analysis of the generation mechanism of endogenous Buddhist temples,we can comprehend the influence of religion in rural society and the subject of practice.Through the choice of religious beliefs,a deeper understanding of rural population'needs for material security,spiritual culture and ethics are required.Based on that,some reference suggestions are provided for the social governance of rural religious beliefs and the development of rural spiritual culture.In the context of rural revitalization,the research has practical significance for the spiritual and cultural construction of rural society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Buddhism, Rural areas, Endogenous
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