彭紹升之「慈善志業」初探

A Study of Peng Shao-Sheng’s Charity

明末清初佛教居士的代表者──彭紹升（1740─1796），他生性善良，慈悲為懷，出生在江蘇長洲的彭氏望族，曾祖為翰林院侍講彭定求（1645─1719），父親為兵部尚書彭啟豐（1702─1784），從小接受儒家傳統聖賢教育的薰陶，富有仁愛之心，長大學佛以後，慈悲為懷，樂於救濟苦難眾生，於是筆者考察彭紹升的著作《二林居集》，發現其生平所參與過的慈善活動很多，舉凡在鄉里所舉辦的「施棺會」、「近取堂」、「卹嫠會」，對家族所舉辦的「彭氏潤族田」，對物命所舉辦的「文星閣放生會」，對鄉民所舉辦的「平糴賑災」等，這些慈善活動是彭紹升生命中重要的歷程，是他心懷慈悲，發願救度眾生的積極入世的實踐，因此，他都親自參與這些慈善活動，顯然這是他的人生志業，於是本文擬將彭紹升的「慈善志業」論述如下云云。

End of the Ming dynasty clear at the beginning of Buddhism scholar's spokesman--Peng Shao-sheng (1740-1796), his natural disposition was good, the mercy was a bosom, was born in the Jiangsu long state Peng prominent family, the paternal great-grandfather waits on for the academician courtyard speaks Peng Ding to ask (1645-1719), the father for Ministry of War Shangshu Peng Qifeng (1702-1784), since childhood accepted the Xun ceramic which the Confucianist tradition saints and sages educated, heart of the rich benevolence, after long university Buddha, the mercy was a bosom, was glad relief misery all living things, therefore the author inspected Peng Shao-sheng the work ”Two Lin Juji”, discovered its biography has participation the charitable activity were very many, all ”Shi who conducted in the native place Guan meeting”, ”Nearly takes the hall”, ”pities the widow meeting”, conducts ”Peng to the family the Run clan fields”, conducts ”Wen Xingge to the thing life to set free a captured animal the meeting”, conducts ”evenly to the countryman di reliefs disaster” and so on, these charitable activities are Peng Shaosheng in the life the important course, is he cherishes the mercy, sends hopes the salvation all living things positive being WTO entry practice, therefore, he all personally participates in these moving charitabley, obviously this is his life will industry, therefore this article draws up Peng Shao-sheng ”the charitable will industry” the elaboration as follows and so on.