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宗教与心灵信仰支持

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Religious and Spiritual Beliefs for Grievers

For many people, grief is closely tied to questions of faith, spiritual belief, or a search for meaning. This collection features Mandarin-language books and films by Chinese authors and creators that gently explore how religion, philosophy, and spiritual traditions can support the grieving heart. Whether rooted in Buddhism, Taoism, folk beliefs, or personal reflection, these stories offer comfort and guidance for those seeking peace, understanding, or a connection beyond loss.

对许多人而言,哀伤常伴随着对信仰、生命意义与精神寄托的思考。本书单收录由中国创作者以中文创作的图书与影视作品,温和探讨宗教、哲学与传统文化中的心灵慰藉力量。无论是佛教、道教、民间信仰,还是个人的内心省思,这些作品为在哀伤中寻求安宁与理解的人们,提供一份抚慰与指引,帮助他们与逝者之间建立起更深层的精神连接。

Curated by Luming Zhang, MLS (University of Washington), hosted by the Grievers Library.
If you, or someone you know, is experiencing grief, the Grievers Library offers a range of resources to support you.

本书单由华盛顿大学图书馆与信息学硕士Luming Zhang策划,收录于哀悼者图书馆。
如果您或您身边的家人、朋友正在经历哀伤,悼亡者图书馆提供丰富资源,陪伴您度过难关。

Title: 老人们 (The Elders)

Director: 季丹 (Ji Dan)

Description:

English: In a Tibetan village, elders chant, reflect, and protect cultural death rituals like water burial. Against the backdrop of a ruined temple, they seek to rebuild both spiritual and communal life.

中文简介: 本片拍摄西藏乡村老人每月聚会诵经、修庙、实践水葬等仪式。它呈现一代人在文革后如何重建精神世界与文化根基,是集体与个人哀悼方式的纪实探索。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This documentary offers a powerful view of aging, loss, and communal healing in Tibetan Buddhism.

中文推荐理由: 展现藏族文化中集体化、仪式化、世代传承式的哀悼观念,是珍贵的文化与精神记录。

English: This documentary offers a powerful view of aging, loss, and communal healing in Tibetan Buddhism.

中文推荐理由: 展现藏族文化中集体化、仪式化、世代传承式的哀悼观念,是珍贵的文化与精神记录。

Title: 归真 (Pass Away)

Directors/Producers: 查晓原 (Zha Xiaoyuan)

Description:

English: Set in Xihaigu, one of China’s poorest regions, this documentary follows two elderly Hui Muslims as they live through their final years. Without narration, the film quietly observes their faith, humility, and routines as they prepare for death.

中文简介: 本片记录西海固地区两位回族长者日常中的朴素信仰与平静告别。无旁白干预,用极简方式展现贫困与信仰交织下的临终生活。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This film offers cross-cultural insight into how rural Muslims approach death with acceptance and grace.

中文推荐理由: 为跨文化悲伤教育提供珍贵素材,适合进行宗教与社会文化哀悼主题的深入探讨。

English: This film offers cross-cultural insight into how rural Muslims approach death with acceptance and grace.

中文推荐理由: 为跨文化悲伤教育提供珍贵素材,适合进行宗教与社会文化哀悼主题的深入探讨。

Title: 学会谢幕 (The End of Life)

Author: 长江 (Chang Jiang)

Description:

English: In this contemplative essay collection, Chang Jiang reflects on how to “take a bow” before exiting life’s stage. He writes on aging, self-worth, and preparing for death with grace, weaving personal narrative with cultural commentary.

中文简介: 作家长江以“人生谢幕”为题,探讨老年、告别与自我价值的维系。以温润文字表达生命的终章该如何从容面对,是一本兼具哲学与情感深度的散文集。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This work offers gentle wisdom on preparing emotionally and spiritually for life’s end.

中文推荐理由: 帮助读者在情绪与精神层面准备面对终点,特别适合照护者与年长者共读。

English: This work offers gentle wisdom on preparing emotionally and spiritually for life’s end.

中文推荐理由: 帮助读者在情绪与精神层面准备面对终点,特别适合照护者与年长者共读。

Title: 死之默想 (Meditations on Death)

Author: 張文初 (Zhang Wenchu)

Description:

English: This meditative work invites readers into a sustained reflection on death, drawing from literature, philosophy, and spiritual inquiry. Through contemplative essays, Zhang Wenchu emphasizes acceptance and awareness, offering a quiet guide to preparing emotionally for loss.

中文简介: 张文初以文学与哲思笔调,展开一系列关于死亡的静观式书写。强调自我察觉、精神准备与哀伤的内在调和,是一本温柔引导人面对终极命题的作品。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This work fosters emotional and philosophical preparation for loss, making it a valuable resource for those processing grief through introspective or spiritual means.

中文推荐理由: 特别适合内省型读者在哀悼中寻找平静与意义,是灵性修习与文化沉思的桥梁。

English: This work fosters emotional and philosophical preparation for loss, making it a valuable resource for those processing grief through introspective or spiritual means.

中文推荐理由: 特别适合内省型读者在哀悼中寻找平静与意义,是灵性修习与文化沉思的桥梁。

Title: 死亡之思 (Meditations on Death)

Author: 張三夕 (Zhang Sanxi)

Description:

English: This comprehensive work examines death through philosophy, literature, culture, and spiritual reflection. Zhang Sanxi explores how death has been represented across traditions and challenges readers to view mortality as a path toward meaning and transformation.

中文简介: 张三夕结合哲学、文学与文化视野,广泛探讨死亡在人类经验中的地位与象征。他邀请读者以沉思与行动面对生命的终结,并从中获得理解与成长。

Why I Recommend It:

English: By weaving together historical thought and modern insights, Meditations on Death invites readers to reflect on impermanence, legacy, and how understanding death can transform how we live.

中文推荐理由: 是一本适合用来沉淀生命、超越哀伤的综合性死亡思辨作品。

English: By weaving together historical thought and modern insights, Meditations on Death invites readers to reflect on impermanence, legacy, and how understanding death can transform how we live.

中文推荐理由: 是一本适合用来沉淀生命、超越哀伤的综合性死亡思辨作品。

Title: 走出死亡 (Transcending Death)

Author: 霍韬晦 (Huo Taohui)

Description:

English: In Transcending Death, philosopher Huo Taohui examines how figures like Socrates, Confucius, and Jesus faced death with purpose and faith. Drawing from both Eastern and Western traditions, he reveals how death can be a metaphysical transformation, not just an end. The final chapter explores funeral rituals and their emotional and cultural meanings.

中文简介: 哲学家霍韬晦从中西文化出发,剖析苏格拉底、孔子与耶稣等历史人物如何以信仰与尊严面对死亡,并将死亡视为灵性升华的过程。末章探讨丧礼的象征意义与社会价值。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This work is ideal for adult readers seeking a comparative, reflective, and values-based lens on mortality.

中文推荐理由: 提供哲学与文化视角下的死亡理解,是深入探讨生命终点的理想书籍。

English: This work is ideal for adult readers seeking a comparative, reflective, and values-based lens on mortality.

中文推荐理由: 提供哲学与文化视角下的死亡理解,是深入探讨生命终点的理想书籍。

Title: 生死無盡:Living Towards Death

Author: 余德慧 (Yu Dehui)

Description:

English: Written by one of Taiwan’s leading scholars in psychology and death education, Living Towards Deathexplores spiritual, emotional, and psychological aspects of mortality. Through cultural analysis and personal reflection, Yu encourages readers to treat death as a mirror that reveals life’s deeper meaning.

中文简介: 心理学家余德慧教授透过个人经验与文化反思,引导读者从精神与心理角度理解死亡,强调死亡对生命意义的启发与照见,是一本深入浅出的死亡教育著作。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This book is particularly suited for adults experiencing grief, caregivers, hospice professionals, and students of death education seeking to understand the continuum of life and death.

中文推荐理由: 深具文化敏感性与专业背景,适用于悲伤辅导、照护培训与个人成长探索。

English: This book is particularly suited for adults experiencing grief, caregivers, hospice professionals, and students of death education seeking to understand the continuum of life and death.

中文推荐理由: 深具文化敏感性与专业背景,适用于悲伤辅导、照护培训与个人成长探索。

Title: 学会生死 (Life and Death)

Author: 郑晓江 (Zheng Xiaojiang)

Description:

English: Life and Death offers a comprehensive view of mortality through the lenses of Chinese philosophy, ethics, and life education. Zheng Xiaojiang addresses how individuals can understand death not as an end but as an integral part of meaningful living, helping readers cultivate emotional maturity and spiritual awareness.

中文简介: 作者郑晓江结合中华传统文化与现代生命教育,探讨人如何理解死亡并赋予其意义。书中强调死亡与生活不可分割,引导读者在面对终点时更具心理韧性与精神成熟。

Why I Recommend It:

English: Blending theory with real-life application, this title is especially useful for educators, hospice workers, and adults seeking to reflect on grief, legacy, and the value of life.

中文推荐理由: 是生命教育与死亡哲学的实用指南,特别适合临终照护、教学与成人自我探索使用。

English: Blending theory with real-life application, this title is especially useful for educators, hospice workers, and adults seeking to reflect on grief, legacy, and the value of life.

中文推荐理由: 是生命教育与死亡哲学的实用指南,特别适合临终照护、教学与成人自我探索使用。

Title: 死与思 (On Death)

Author: 汪堂家 (Wang Tangjia)

Description:

English: In this concise and introspective volume, author Wang Tangjia reflects on the meaning, weight, and silence of death from a philosophical and literary standpoint. Through essays that blend personal meditation with intellectual inquiry, On Death challenges readers to confront mortality—not with fear, but with thoughtful contemplation and existential clarity.

中文简介: 本书由汪堂家撰写,透过哲学与文学的视角,深入思索死亡的意义与沉默。文字简练却富含思辨,引导读者冷静面对死亡,理解其在人生与存在中的角色。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This book is ideal for readers seeking to explore death beyond emotional processing, engaging instead with ideas of legacy, impermanence, and the intellectual dimensions of grieving and dying.

中文推荐理由: 适合希望从思想深度理解死亡的读者,提供关于哀悼与生命终点的哲学框架。

English: This book is ideal for readers seeking to explore death beyond emotional processing, engaging instead with ideas of legacy, impermanence, and the intellectual dimensions of grieving and dying.

中文推荐理由: 适合希望从思想深度理解死亡的读者,提供关于哀悼与生�命终点的哲学框架。

Title: 無言老師:遺體捐贈者給我們的生死教育課 (Silent Teachers: The Lecture on Life and Death Education Given to Us by the Body Donors)

Authors: 陳新安 (Chen Xin’an), 伍桂麟 (Wu Guilin)

Description:

English: This book explores the real-life stories and emotional impact of individuals who have donated their bodies to science—known as “silent teachers” in Taiwan and Hong Kong. It includes reflections from medical students, faculty, and families, offering profound insight into the ethical and spiritual dimensions of body donation.

中文简介: 本书记录台湾医学院校在“无言老师”(大体老师)教育下的生死学习过程。透过学生、教师与捐赠者家属的回忆与反思,展现死亡教育中最真实动人的面貌。

Why I Recommend It:

English: A profound book fostering respect for the deceased while challenging readers to think deeply about mortality, legacy, and the meaning of life.

中文推荐理由: 富含哲理与人情味,是生命教育、道德反思与死亡尊严的重要教材。

English: A profound book fostering respect for the deceased while challenging readers to think deeply about mortality, legacy, and the meaning of life.

中文推荐理由: 富含哲理与人情味,是生命教育、道德反思与死亡尊严的重要教材。

Title: 歡喜看生死 (Joyfully Embracing Life and Death)

Author: 聖嚴法師 (Master Sheng Yen)

Description:

English: In Joyfully Embracing Life and Death, Master Sheng Yen shares Dharma teachings on how to face death not with fear, but with acceptance, wisdom, and even joy. Through gentle reflections and practical spiritual advice, he offers a Buddhist path to understanding impermanence and letting go.

中文简介: 本书收录圣严法师关于生死议题的法语,教导读者以觉察与慈悲面对死亡,强调放下执著、安住当下。既是临终的准备,也是一种安心的生活态度。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This is a foundational text for anyone seeking comfort, clarity, or spiritual depth during periods of grief or transition.

中文推荐理由: 是一本能在生命终点带来宁静与觉照的入门佛学著作,特别适合哀伤与照护阶段。

English: This is a foundational text for anyone seeking comfort, clarity, or spiritual depth during periods of grief or transition.

中文推荐理由: 是一本能在生命终点带来宁静与觉照的入门佛学著作,特别适合哀伤与照护阶段。

Title: 生死皆自在:聖嚴法師談生命智慧 (Liberated from Life and Death: Master Sheng Yen’s Advice)

Author: 聖嚴法師 (Master Sheng Yen)

Description:

English: In this concise and profound collection of talks, Master Sheng Yen explores the Buddhist perspective on life and death. With clarity and compassion, he helps readers understand impermanence, attachment, and how to face loss with inner calm and wisdom.

中文简介: 圣严法师以简洁深刻的语言,引导读者从禅宗的角度面对生死议题。本书强调“无常”与“放下”,适合在失落时寻找精神支持与修行指引的读者。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This book serves as both a guide for those grieving and a reflection tool for anyone contemplating mortality, spiritual growth, or caregiving at the end of life.

中文推荐理由: 可用于悲伤调适、自我修持或临终关怀,是一本兼具哲思与实用价值的生命智慧书。

English: This book serves as both a guide for those grieving and a reflection tool for anyone contemplating mortality, spiritual growth, or caregiving at the end of life.

中文推荐理由: 可用于悲伤调适、自我修持或临终关怀,是一本兼具哲思与实用价值的生命智慧书。

Title: 法的療癒:佛陀教我的10堂生死課 (Healing Through Hearing the Dharma: 10 Lessons on Life and Death as Taught by the Buddha)

Author: 杜正民 (Du Zhengmin)

Description:

English: In this collection of reflections, the late Du Zhengmin draws from Buddhist teachings to explore how we can face death with clarity, calm, and compassion. Through ten life-and-death lessons inspired by the Buddha’s wisdom, the book offers readers tools for navigating grief, impermanence, and fear of mortality.

中文简介: 本书结合佛法与作者杜正民自身经验,提出10堂生死课,引导读者用慈悲、智慧与觉察面对死亡与失落。内容包括无常、放下、正念等概念,适合在哀悼过程中寻找心灵慰藉的读者。

Why I Recommend It:

English: Written with humility and insight, this book provides comfort for those grieving and serves as a guide for caregivers, spiritual seekers, or anyone contemplating life’s impermanence.

中文推荐理由: 以佛教智慧为基础,适合灵性追求者、照护者与哀悼者阅读,是理解死亡与安住当下的入门之书。

English: Written with humility and insight, this book provides comfort for those grieving and serves as a guide for caregivers, spiritual seekers, or anyone contemplating life’s impermanence.

中文推荐理由: 以佛教智慧为基础,适合灵性追求者、照护者与哀悼者阅读,是理解死亡与安住当下的入门之书。

Title: 從天國來的信 (A Letter from Heaven)

Author: 鄭永愛 (Zheng Yong’ai)

Description:

English: A Letter from Heaven follows a child struggling with the death of a parent. When they receive a symbolic letter “from heaven,” they embark on an emotional journey of healing, remembrance, and rediscovery of love that transcends physical absence. Grounded in Christian ideas of the afterlife and hope, the book sensitively introduces children to death and grief while reinforcing the enduring emotional bond between the living and the deceased.

中文简介: 本书讲述一个孩子在父母去世后,通过收到“来自天堂的一封信”展开疗愈旅程的故事。故事以基督教对来世的信仰为背景,温柔地引导孩子理解死亡与哀伤,并传递生者与逝者之间永恒的情感连接。

Why I Recommend It:

English: This resource offers a sensitive approach to discussing loss with youth.

中文推荐理由: 融合信仰与情感教育,是帮助孩子理解失亲与思念的重要资源。

English: This resource offers a sensitive approach to discussing loss with youth.

中文推荐理由: 融合信仰与情感教育,是帮助孩子理解失亲与思念的重要资源。

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