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Regarding the classification of Buddhist temples, the style of the architecture usually halts in the outer appearance of the architecture and neglects the influence of subtle humanism, which passed down from generations. In this thesis, I try to adopt the history background and the development of thoughts, which cause the transitions in styles of the Buddhist temples.
The early Buddhism of Taiwan gradually formed the great four sects. The Chinese government immigrated to Taiwan after World War II. Large amount of Chinese Buddhists monks came to Taiwan and brought in the traditional Chinese Buddhism that fulfilled the Taiwanese Buddhism. The concepts of “Humanistic Buddhism” expanded widely and established the four modern Taiwanese Buddhist sects, the University of Buddhism and the Buddhist television stations. Buddhism appears to be diversification.
First, I trace from ancient traditional temples, secondly the Japanese colonization, thirdly the fundamental of Chinese Buddhism after war, and finally the transition of ancient traditional Buddhist temples to modernity.
The Hsinchu is the city with ancient culture and high technology. Buddhists should rethink the reasons of how Hsinchu Buddhism not losing the tradition and modernity. Now I select the representative traditional monasteries: Kinshan Monastery, Jinye Monastery, Linyin Monastery. In addition, I include the post-war monasteries: Fuyen Vihara, Fabao Monastery, Shifang Zen Monastery. At last, I used Fayuan Monastery as an example of transition from tradition to modernity. Through changes of ages, the style of temples develops into different sects. However, the spirit and doctrine of Buddhism are the essence of the Buddhist monasteries.
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