| dc.description.abstract | Zhan Jin-Yi, an I-kuan Tao Transmitting Master who insisted in doing the right thing, was born in Japanese-ruled period and grown up in Zhongli District. He was the founder of Zhongli Tian De Tang, not only be awarded several prizes for Certification of Charitable Temples in Taoyuan, but also integrated Taiwanese and Hakka in Taoyuan, Hualien and Taitung into a society which had same social consciousness. Until now, he had thousands of followers.
This thesis aims to investigate when facing challenges such as leading by Japanese, regime transition, religious restraint, different trends by times, and discrimination by government, what kind of mindset did Zhan Jin-Yi take? What actions did he take? And how did those actions lead him to become a master of dual cultivation of sacred and secular(sheng fan shuangxing聖凡雙修) ?
The research concludes that, Zhan Jin-Yi kept adapting himself to local folks needs. He started with being a transmitting master who aimed to enhance people’s mindset. Next, he enlightened people on the concept of “Taiwan First” instead of “China First”.
More over, he internalized the spirit of sheng fan shuangxing and encouraged lots of families to follow principles of I-kuan Tao for at least three generations. He also wrote books and add comments on classics to expressed I-kuan Tao spirit.
Finally, He established public temples first in Zhongli district, and expanded to Hualien and Taitung; inspired people from relatives and friends to all kind of people. Even the scope and people inspired by him had getting larger, his attitude of contributing himself for I-kuan Tao had never changed. Through his life experience, we can said that Zhan Jin-Yi is a person with brave heart to dedicate his life for Tao.
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