The Influence of Language on the Explicit Personality of Believers in Religion: A Comparison between Christianity and Buddhism

Abstract

該研究的目的是要探討宗教如何藉由語言影響信徒的外顯性格，以基督教和佛教為例並進行比較。從兩教的教義、歌詞和祈禱文等文本進行分析。結果是在不同宗教的用語渲染下，其信徒在不同的人格特質中將產生程度不一的變化，在分析之後得出以下結論：(a)與基督教相關的用語較重視與神的關係和互動，與佛教相關的用語則是強調事在人為的因果關係，以及(b)在大五人格特質和HEXACO中的誠實-謙遜中，基督徒和佛教徒會因為接收到不同的宗教理念而產生不同人格特質上的轉變。這個結論可以知曉語言在作為傳達宗教概念的橋樑的重要性以及信徒接收理解後在人格特質上產生的變化。研究結果可以使人更重視語言在宗教中的力量，以及了解宗教透過語言會對人產生什麼性格方面的影響。The purpose of the study is to explore how religion influences the explicit personality of believers through language, using Christianity and Buddhism as examples for comparison. The analysis is made from texts such as doctrines, lyrics, and prayers of the two religions. The result is that there is a degree of variation in different personality traits depending on different religions. After analysis, it is concluded that (a) the terms associated with Christianity emphasize the relationship and interaction with God, while the terms associated with Buddhism emphasize the human conception of causality, and (b) in the Big Five personality traits and HEXACO's honesty-humility, Christians and Buddhists will have different personality traits due to the acceptance of different religious ideas. This conclusion can shed light on the importance of language as a bridge to convey religious concepts and the changes in personality traits that followers undergo and how they perceive these. The results can lead to a greater appreciation of the power of language in religion and help us understand the influence of religion on people's personalities through language