ABSTRACT

Over the course of the last century, a number of Buddhist institutions of higher learning have been established across Asia. These institutions play an important role in many Asian sanghas, but they have received little scholarly attention. This article maps out some of the diverse aspects of these universities, and sketches out different types of institutions of Buddhist higher education. It argues that while Buddhists have long had advanced educational practices, these institutions are different in that they are founded in the context of nation-building and modernizing efforts. As a result they are entangled with projects that might be thought about as both religious and secular.

摘要

在上个世纪的整个过程中，亚洲各地建立了许多佛教高等教育机构。这些机构在许多亚洲僧侣中起着重要作用，但在学术上却很少受到关注。本文概述了这些大学的某些方面，并勾勒出佛教高等教育机构的不同类型。它认为，尽管佛教徒长期接受了高级教育，但这些机构的不同之处在于它们是在国家建设和现代化努力的背景下建立的。结果，他们陷入了可能被认为既宗教又世俗的项目中。