Henan Buddhist College will offer courses on Buddhism specialty, cultural foundation and political thought.
In addition to traditional subjects such as introduction to Buddhist classics and sects, there will also be special courses such as Buddhist psychology, Buddhist sociology, Buddhist ethics, Buddhist etiquette and Buddhist art. ..
Basic cultural courses include social practice courses such as modern management, foreign language and translation, literary appreciation and writing, computer technology and application. Political education courses include civic education courses such as "Religious Policies and Regulations" and "Revolutionary History of China". At the same time, courses such as martial arts and tea ceremony are offered.
Hu Yuting said that this year's enrollment is the Buddhist College. In the next few years, the college will open departments related to Buddhism, such as literature, painting, dance, music, architecture, sculpture, history, psychology, philosophy and management.
Hu Yuting said that computer and English are not separate courses, but they are for students of Henan Buddhist College.
A few years ago, Shaolin Temple monks were fired for surfing the Internet and using mobile phones. The abbot of Shaolin Temple once responded: "I hope fellow initiates can understand that Buddhism is not secular; If Buddhism avoids the world, it will bring about its own destruction. " Modern tools are conducive to promoting Buddhist culture and learning foreign knowledge.
The Buddhist community in Taiwan Province Province advocates the living and modernization of Buddhism. They use slides, Buddhist songs and dances with pop elements and all other ways that modern young people are willing to accept to promote Buddhism. This enables them to go deep into the society, and enables 80% of Taiwan Province residents to have Buddhist beliefs or study Buddhism.
It is said that Ma Ying IX called a master before taking office and asked, "What should I do?" Its competitors also made similar calls. The master's answer to both sides is the same: let go, let go of opposition first, put the interests of society, country and people first, and transcend the interests of individuals and political parties.
Therefore, even if the development of Buddhism does not need to be commercialized as in Taiwan Province Province, it is necessary to integrate traditional spirit with modern teaching in Buddhist education.
Office workers who graduated from undergraduate courses also want to sign up.
Emperor Wen of Sui handed the registration form to Henan Buddhist College early. At the age of 27, he is an undergraduate of Northwest A&F University, and now he works in Nanyang Water Conservancy Bureau.
After he got the news of enrollment, he asked if he could take the postgraduate exam there. Hu Yuting asked him to fill out an application form first.
Emperor Wen of Sui's interest in Buddhism stems from his interest in traditional culture. He said: "When our country reaches a balance with foreign countries in technology, what is the difference between our nation and them? It should be culture and tradition. Therefore, the national traditional culture in Buddhism needs us to carry forward. "
He said that even though Henan Buddhist College has no postgraduate training plan, he still wants to take time to attend classes and learn something.
Besides Yang Jian, there are also some office workers who graduated from undergraduate courses who also want to go to school. Some monks and nuns called to sign up, and older monks also asked if they could sit in and accept correspondence students. An Australian Taiwan Province mage wants to teach at Henan Buddhist College ... "When I signed up, my only worry was that I was married." Yang Jian asked, "Can married people go to school?"
Students' lives are like monks in a temple.
Hu Yuting said that married men and women at home can also apply for Henan Buddhist College, but they should be like monks in diet and other aspects after entering school, so it is difficult to stay without faith.
According to the brief introduction of the college, the teaching policy is to learn to be excellent and be an official, and the college jungle. The jungle of the college is to let students live a religious life in the jungle like the law, and strictly abide by the jungle regulations such as going to the temple, attending classes and chanting. The integration of learning and doing, in layman's terms, is to closely combine learning and practice.
At the same time, Henan Buddhist College will also "absorb modern scientific and technological achievements and social teaching management experience to promote the modernization of teaching management".
According to this teaching policy, after September this year, the life of students in Henan Buddhist College is almost the same as that of students in China Buddhist College and other Buddhist colleges, but not much different from that of Sangha in Shaolin Temple and other temples in Henan:
At 4: 30 in the morning, the clappers sounded and the students got up to wash. Playing the board is a traditional signal to summon monks.
At 5 o'clock, the morning class begins. Go to the morning hall every day to do their first lesson-mumbling to recite the scriptures for nearly an hour.
At 6 o'clock 15, the sound of knocking on the board sounded again and began to "go to court", that is, eat breakfast. Breakfast in the morning is generally millet porridge, steamed bread, flower rolls, pickles, cabbage and so on. Before moving chopsticks, I silently recited the scripture "Sacrifice Mantra" and read: "Porridge has ten benefits, which are beneficial to pedestrians and endless rewards. After all, it is always fun. "
You can't talk in class. If necessary, it can be expressed in body language: if more rice is needed, push the bowl on the table and distribute it by the chef and monk; After eating, put the chopsticks in the bowl and put them on the table. Eat silently, pour hot water into the bowl and drink. You can't waste a grain of food.
At half past eight, the monks' study life officially began.
During lunch break, we recite the "Sacrifice Mantra", which is also very simple for fast food, such as rice, various vegetables, radishes and bean products.
Continue to study in class in the afternoon.
At 4: 30, evening self-study begins. Teachers and students came to Daxiong Hall to chant Buddhist scriptures and worship Buddha with the master.
At half past five, students can eat at will in the canteen, which is called "in class". The atmosphere of eating is more relaxed, and you can whisper without a spell.
Then it's free time. You can go to the library to read books, surf the Internet and play ball games. ...
In the afternoon 10, the lights of the Buddhist College went out with the clap of hands. At this time, some students did not sleep, but meditated for an hour or two.
Buddhist talents are scarce, and graduates are popular.
The office of the Preparatory Committee of Henan Buddhist College has not yet made specific statistics on how many people have signed up or applied. "There are still a few months before the deadline for registration."
However, many monks and nuns can't surf the Internet, and ordinary people rarely visit Buddhist websites, so only 10 to 20 people submitted their application forms to the Tongbai registration point.
Faced with this situation, Hu Yuting is very calm. He said, "Shortage is better than abuse", Buddhist talents are scarce, and students are not a problem. "Students who graduated from the Buddhist College are very popular and rarely go to work in the county."
A few days ago, a temple in Hainan called him and wanted to find some people to go. Who knows that this year is the first time for the college to enroll students?
Master Yin Le, abbot of Baima Temple, said that many temples have become scenic spots, and monks should serve tourists and visit Buddhists and VIPs. Monks can't have so much time to study every day as before.
Therefore, he stipulated that monks should concentrate on their studies on Wednesday and Friday. Every month, experts and professors from Henan University of Science and Technology and other universities will be invited to teach monks different Buddhism and literature.
"Our understanding of Buddha's wisdom is also very limited." Master Yin Le said that going to a Buddhist college can help us learn Buddhism more systematically.
At the end of March this year, Master Guangxin, the abbot of Suoguo Temple in Kaifeng, said in an interview with the media that from the reconstruction of Suoguo Temple to the present development, he was most concerned about the education of monks and the development of monk groups.
He said: "Over the years, many of the students we have worked so hard to train have gone to the south after their success, because Kaifeng's economy is backward and the conditions and environment are not as good as the south."
In addition, "even if people with high cultural quality become monks now, they have to go through a training process, and it is impossible to play a role in two or three years." It takes 5 to 10 years to learn Buddhist theory and practice hard. "
Sokokuji has held several training courses for the Sangha, but the quality of the students is relatively low. Master Guangxin is eager for more Buddhist talents to join the monks' group in Suoguo Temple, and they are needed for Buddhist music, Buddhist network, sutra printing and other affairs. China Buddhist research institute
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