- 講 題：‘Reconstructing’ Tibetan Buddhism: Li
Anzhai and the development of Modern Education in Labrang Monastery
- 主講人：羅安國 先生（Dr. Andres Rodriguez，英國南安普敦大學歷史系)
- 主持人：劉巧楣 先生（國立臺灣大學歷史學系）
- 時 間：2010年4月13日（二） 下午 2:00-4:00
- 地 點：臺灣大學歷史系會議室
- 摘 要：
Paper Title and Abstract
‘Reconstructing’ Tibetan Buddhism: Li Anzhai and the development of
Modern Education in Labrang Monastery.
During the War of Resistance (1937-45) the Chinese borderlands became
the focus of a number of modernizing projects which attempted to
integrate both territory and ethnic groups under the unifying banner
of Chinese nationalism. Such projects had acquired a high strategic
value as the Guomindang government deemed the fostering of loyalties
in these regions as a vital priority. Although such projects varied,
they ultimately espoused the discursive element of ‘reconstruction’
[jianshe] to illustrate the extent to which the borderlands and its
inhabitants could be transformed. As flocks of scholars escaping from
war-torn China arrived to the region and began working alongside GMD
officials, a myriad of modernizing strategies emerged which drew upon
a wide range of anthropological and sociological theories. In effect,
regions such as the Sino Tibetan borderlands posed a particular
challenge due to the complexities involved in understanding the
interaction of different ethnic groups and the function that religion
played in these dynamics. This paper discusses the role played by a
Chinese anthropologist, Li Anzhai, and his efforts to build a new
Tibetan identity through the creation of a modern educational model
based on his studies at Labrang monastery during the wartime period.
In contrast to many who saw Tibetan Buddhism as a barrier to
modernization, Li’s functionalist approach attempted to recast
religion as an essential element of ethnic identity while at the same
time being compatible with the demands of a modern society.
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