星雲大師與馬來西亞的佛教因緣

在《海天遊踪1》的紀錄中，1963年6月26日開始，星雲法師等人到泰國等國家參訪，以了解當地的佛教發展情況。在離開印度，去往星加坡前，他們於當年的7月23日來到了馬來亞（後成為馬來西亞）參訪，也開啟了此後星雲法師和馬來西亞濃厚的佛教因緣。在初到馬來亞時，他感受到了此地的佛學氛圍，訪問了當地的大小佛寺，參觀了佛教學校，與眾多僧人交流等，此皆令他收穫頗豐。本文將扼要梳理他自1963年始，踏足大馬後，弘法時所遇到的重要的人和進行的重要的事，並探討他在大馬所得的一些觀感或啟發，以及觀察他如何將在馬來西亞結下的多重因緣實踐於佛教的傳播中。

According to the record in Hai-tian-you-zong 1, Master Hsing Yun and others started visit to Thailand and other countries to understand the development of Buddhism from June 26, 1963. After leaving India, they came to Malaya (later become Malaysia) on July 23 before going to Singapore. This trip was the beginning of the close Buddhist causes between Master Hsing Yun and Malaysia. The Buddhist atmosphere affect Master Hsing Yun when he first arrived. Then, he visited Buddhist temples and schools in Malaya, and also interact with the monks in Malaya. This article will briefly review the important people he met and the important things he did while promoting Buddhism in Malaya since 1963. It will also discuss some of the impressions or inspirations he gained in Malaysia, and observe how he applies the multiple causes which related to Malaysia in the spread of Buddhism.