First, the inevitability of spreading laws on the Internet.
In today's economic globalization and cultural diversity, different religious factions at home and abroad are actively infiltrating cultural beliefs into the public through various media means. And the national population of1300 million, in commercial terms, has a huge belief market to be developed. How to spread Buddhism widely in modern society? This depends on how to maintain the primitive spirit of Buddhism, but also reflect the times and make it easy for people of different social classes to accept. It must exist in a form that is easy for people to accept. In recent years, network communication has developed rapidly, which is an inevitable trend of historical development. Under this trend, how to make the best use of future media technology to serve Buddhism and strive for space for its survival and development has become a sense of urgency for every Buddhist enthusiast.
Second, the diversity of online legal communication methods.
Modern network technology has made the way of Buddhism communication refreshing: wonderful and vivid pictures, photographs and some Buddhist stories have also been made into animated cartoons suitable for all ages, which makes profound Buddhist teachings presented on the network in a simplified and three-dimensional way, greatly enhancing their popularity and communication power.
Technology has turned the mantra that only monks can recite into a song that modern people love to hear. Bai Fan's powerful Buddhist sounds echoed in the eardrums of netizens through the Internet, and the spread of Buddhism was greatly strengthened, which can be seen everywhere on Buddhist websites.
When you turn on the computer, you can learn all kinds of great knowledge, such as the lecture of an old monk in a dream, the blog of Master Xuecheng, the online diary of Master Minghai, the video of Master Hui, and various Buddhist forums, which can be watched and heard all over the world at the same time, just like the Buddhist scriptures say, "Travel around ten places without moving the Dojo", and also like "Three Buddhists in ten places, long tongue, travel all over the world." Multimedia technology combines words, sounds, images, music and animation, creating an unprecedented art of expression, and making the network vividly realize the transmission function of clairvoyance, clairvoyance and wide tongue.
The way of network communication has developed from the initial e-mail to QQ, MSN, video and the way of sending short messages between the network and mobile phones by fetion. When communication changes, all the affairs affected by it will change accordingly. Spreading Buddhism is the spread of education, and its way must match the way of spreading.
Third, the richness of online preaching content.
1. The website founded by Dade Jushi (hereinafter referred to as private website) is lively in form and rich in content.
At first, the author visited Buddhist websites as a layman in white, and personally experienced the development and stability of some excellent websites. For example, Tibet forum, abstinence forum and so on. Its website founder and forum moderator not only have in-depth and extensive research on Buddhism, but also joined the WTO to engage in social work. Their questioning of netizens' posts is not only comfort from the perspective of secular law, but also guidance and inspiration from the perspective of secular law. Sincere reply, easy communication, let netizens confide their feelings and speak freely. The clean and harmonious atmosphere of studying has condensed a large number of Taoist friends from all over the country and even around the world.
In private websites, people post to discuss various issues, so don't worry about the level. For those who have just come into contact with Buddhism or have not been in contact with Buddhism for a long time, the experience of beginners learning Buddhism often has certain guiding and reference significance. Correspondingly, various methods of practice can also be highlighted here: there are Taoist friends who specialize in releasing animals, and thus the network has developed forums and blogs dedicated to releasing animals; Various Buddhist practice activities attract netizens to go deep into the scriptures. There is no need to be afraid to know whether the post is correct or not, because there are many Taoist friends with correct views on the forum. If they know the truth, they will naturally be appreciated by Taoist friends and inspired by each other. If there is a deviation in understanding and views, Taoist friends will naturally communicate with them, thus benefiting, and other Taoist friends will also eliminate their mistakes and gain positive views.
Private websites posted by netizens not only strengthen the ties between different regions, but also strengthen the ties with the same region, which is convenient for uniting scattered forces, peer-to-peer communication and strengthening unity. The charity section and reading aid section in the Buddhist forum provide convenience for local Buddhists to do charity and reading aid activities. The networking and popularization of the Dojo make it like a melting pot, and anyone who comes in can get the opportunity to reshape themselves and rebuild their destiny. The network also makes the education and spread of Buddhism more popular, socialized and lifelong.
2. The professionalism and comprehensiveness of the websites operated by temples and Dade masters.
Private websites provide a relaxed environment for people who don't believe in Buddhism or believe in Buddhism for the first time, while the online website of Master Dade has played a guiding role for netizens to further practice and provided in-depth professional environment for practitioners of different methods. The netizens of Pure Land's ancestral home in Tolin Temple posted their personal experiences on the Internet, which aroused people's interest in trying. The Jie Quan Master abbot Pingxing Temple, which specializes in teaching precepts, and the solemn photos of Puni's strict dignity on the Internet attract Buddhists to learn precepts happily. The northeast Haicheng Baoan Temple, Jizushan Huashou Guang Guang Temple and the lower house Hengyang Temple (female temple), which are not afraid of boat hardships, provide professional practice places for fellow travelers to challenge themselves and surpass their limits. The lively and relaxed summer camp life of Berlin Zen Temple attracts young people to try. The website videos of Guocheng Temple (female temple) in Daqing and Jinling Temple (male temple) in Zibo, which are dedicated to helping the needy, reproduce the true stories of the past and make the audience believe it and yearn for it.
Mage's online websites and blogs attract friends directly. Master Chang Hui's online Hongde Forum, the author was fortunate to participate in its establishment and development. Hongde Forum is named after Hongde House (orphanage). Master Chang Hui guides all sentient beings to be merciful and joyful, practices wealth and wisdom, and helps the Buddha to record his mental journey through the Internet. Under the guidance of the master, Buddhists practice for a long time, forming an atmosphere of diligent practice. Buddhism has no north and south, and the network has nothing. During the three years from 2005 to 2008, seven online Buddhists in this forum (distributed all over the country) became monks one after another, including the author. The spread of Buddhism should adapt to the stage of social development.
When it comes to surfing the Internet, some people don't agree with listening and discussing on Buddhist websites, so they suggest asking Master Dade directly. But the reality is that, except for the disciples or laymen of the great master, they are destined to meet the master. If you have any questions, just ask them directly. Most ordinary people will not approach the master rationally. Going to Buddhist websites and forums is a possible way to solve the problem. Moreover, many laymen have great limitations in their own learning and opinions. Relatively speaking, network communication is more extensive, and you have the opportunity to meet more people with great virtue. Moreover, communication is open and transparent, so we can learn from each other, have more learning opportunities, and avoid the mistakes caused by "behind closed doors".
The websites founded by the major Buddhist colleges clearly show their professionalism and comprehensiveness to netizens, mainly facing monks and nuns, and choosing suitable colleges for further study according to their own conditions. For example, Minnan Buddhist College, Zhuang Jie Buddhist Education Network and other Buddhist college websites.
In the websites of Dojo construction at home and abroad, it is very easy to collect Buddhist scriptures and select reference materials through network search. It's easy to find what you want by searching and browsing the electronic files of the Chinese character Tripitaka, the Chinese and English Buddhist database, the complete works of masters and the treasure house of China Buddhist scriptures.
3. Charity interaction between private websites and websites of wizards and temples.
Master Dade's online blog often guides the practice direction of many Buddhists, especially the inspiration from the outstanding practitioners of the older generation. The convenient presentation of these essence books by online media has played a guiding role in the practice of netizens' Buddhists, especially in answering practical questions, and has more social significance.
The complementary interaction between the private website and the online website of the mage has played an effective role in charity. The interaction between Hongde Forum and Dizang Forum is a good example. Throughout the year, Hongde Forum verified the photos of orphans, widowed elderly people and patients with major diseases who needed help and posted them online, calling on netizens to provide help. Due to the large number of children in need of assistance, each issue will also publish information about orphans who are studying in Tibet Forum. In the popular Tibetan forum, Buddhists regard this as a good opportunity for Futian and often grab it. Make an online Hongde forum with open revenue and expenditure, financial transparency and good credibility, with the aim of helping 50-60 orphans each time. Every year, primary school students need 200 yuan, and middle school students need 300 yuan, raising 15000 yuan per period. After the donation from netizens is in place, it will be transferred to the children as soon as possible. At the same time, it provides a direct communication platform for rescuers and rescued people, and provides a reliable charity channel for netizens. "Buddhism is engaged in charity and welfare undertakings, and stores, distributes and redistributes social wealth within a certain range", and "transcendental Buddhism can only spread in society with the help of world law". Buddhism attracts all walks of life to participate in social welfare and charitable assistance through the Internet, and solves more practical sufferings in society, such as disasters, lack of food and clothing, dropping out of school, being abandoned, etc. "first connect with desire, then make it become Buddha's wisdom", and have a good relationship with all beings, so he can easily accept Buddhism. Over the past few years, the author has participated in poverty alleviation activities in Hebei, often dealing with grassroots party and government organizations such as rural counties, towns, townships and villages. Charity funding not only benefits the local people, makes them have a good impression on Buddhism, but also deeply moves local grassroots leading cadres, actively cooperates with us to do charity activities, and makes basic preparations for promoting Buddhism. Buddhism extends the Dojo to the hearts of people in remote and poor mountainous areas through online charity; Buddhism extends the Dojo to the hearts of good netizens in villages and towns through the Internet.
On Master Dade's online website, the wizards appealed to the public to actively raise money for various disasters. This is not uncommon in blogs of various Buddhist forums, and it also makes up for the shortcomings of private websites.
Fourthly, the interaction and complementarity between online dissemination of Buddhism and magazine publications.
The timeliness and rapidity of the network provide convenience for the netizens in cities to listen to the sniffing method, while the characteristics of easy collection of magazine publications are conducive to popularizing the law in the vast rural areas and areas with inconvenient networks, benefiting students. Among the many Buddhist publications I have contacted, Zen, Pure Land, Miao Lotus and Hanshan Temple all have electronic publications corresponding to paper publications, and most of their materials come from articles published by Buddhists on corresponding websites. On the one hand, the network provides a broad and open space for Buddhists to express their feelings about life through practice; On the other hand, it also reserves a long-term, stable and rich "source flowing water" for manuscripts, pictures and photos of magazine publications, avoiding the disadvantages that some magazines only copy and publish repeatedly.
Charity relief information, legal information of temples around the country, and information circulated by magic weapons on CD-ROMs are published on the Internet and magazines at the same time, which makes the information of the Internet and magazines published in both directions, expanding the propaganda intensity and scope; At the same time, it also provides timely and effective relief channels for those in urgent need. Hongde Forum is particularly prominent in charity relief. In the "compassion is the world" section, "online help" provides a long-term and urgently needed help platform for patients with various major diseases. After receiving timely donations from netizens, the patient's condition eased and he became a Buddha. Some patients were seriously ill and died after treatment, but they received material help and spiritual comfort from Buddhists at the most difficult moment of their lives, which affected their relatives to learn from Buddhism and actively participate in the practice team. It also affected the donors to see the current situation of the disadvantaged groups in society and began to have compassion, thus having a good impression on Buddhism, realizing the wisdom of Buddhism and actively following the education of Buddhism. Over the past few years, the author has personally contacted too many such examples. Therefore, through the Internet, Buddhism can carry out many basic work in social welfare and charitable relief.