[PDF] The Practice Of Chinese Buddhism 1900 1950 eBook

Author : Holmes Welch
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 46,5 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780674697003

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Based partly on unpublished documents and oral information obtained from monks who headed major monasteries on mainland China, Holmes Welch presents a detailed description of the modern practice of Chinese Buddhism. Focusing on the actual rather than the theoretical observances of the religion, he gives an exhaustive account of the monastic system and the style of life of both monk and layman. His study makes new information available for the Western reader and calls into question the whole concept of the moribund state of Chinese Buddhism.

Author : Holmes Welch
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 1972
Category : History
ISBN :

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Buddhism under Mao shows what kind of a problem Buddhism presented to the Chinese Communists and how they solved it. Relying largely on materials from the Mainland press, Holmes Welch has made what is probably the most detailed study so far available of the fate of a world religion in a Communist country. He describes how Buddhist institutions were controlled, protected, utilized, and suppressed; and explains why the larger needs of foreign and domestic policy dictated the Communists' approach to the institutions. Over eighty photographs illustrate the activities of monks, laymen, and foreign visitors. Welch worked for over a decade on the trilogy here completed. The preceding volumes, The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, 1900-1950 and The Buddhist Revival in China, dealt with Buddhism in the years before the Communist victory. Buddhism under Mao ends with a discussion of the possibility of the survival of certain elements of Buddhism in new forms.

Author : Holmes Welch
Publisher : Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 1968
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674085701

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Of all the world's major religions, Chinese Buddhism has probably experienced the most traumatic modernization. Less than forty years have separated the self-contained Manchu Empire from the establishment of a Communist state. The consequences are described in this book. Holmes Welch offers the first detailed account of the careers of recent Buddhist leaders and of the diverse organization they started. Eighteen Chinese Buddhist associations are identified as the author traces the struggle for national leadership. The role of T'ai-hsii, the leader best known to Western readers but not, it is shown, among Buddhists, is given a controversial reassessment. After examining the main features of the revival, Welch puts them into a larger political framework. In the process, he offers copious evidence that our picture of Chinese Buddhism has been distorted. What has been termed a "revival" was actually a secular reorientation. The author's conclusion is that this secularization, vigorous as it was, in reality foreshadowed the decline of Chinese Buddhism as a living religion.

Author : Chün-fang Yü
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 27,61 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824883489

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What are the foundational scriptures and major schools for Chinese Buddhists? What divinities do they worship? What festivals do they celebrate? These are some of the basic questions addressed in this book, the first introduction to Chinese Buddhism written expressly for students and those interested in an accessible yet authoritative overview of the subject based on current scholarship. After presenting the basic tenets of the Buddha’s teachings and the Chinese religious traditions, the book focuses on topics essential for understanding Chinese Buddhism: major scriptures, worship of buddhas and bodhisattvas, rituals and festivals, the monastic order, Buddhist schools such as Tiantai and Chan, Buddhism and gender, and current trends—notably humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan and the resurgence of Buddhism in post-Mao China. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. A convenient glossary of common terms, titles, and names is included.

Author : Peter N. Gregory
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824842936

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No detailed description available for "Traditions of Meditation in Chinese Buddhism".

Author : Francesca Tarocco
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0415375037

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Buddhism in China during the late Qing and Republican period remained a powerful cultural and religious force. This innovative book comes from a rising star in this field, offering a new perspective on the influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture.

Author : Joseph Edkins
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3849672069

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This is a book of remarkable interest, describing the entrance, progress, and characteristics of Buddhism in China, and containing a Life of Buddha. Dr. Edkins' long residence in China and his thorough study of all the historical features of religion in China, render him peculiarly competent to discuss Chiuese Buddhism.

Author : Don Alvin Pittman
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824822316

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The Venerable Master Taixu (1890-1947) is the most important and controversial Chinese Buddhist reformer of the 20th century. This work focuses on his teachings and provides an interpretation of Taixu's aims and the diverse controversies that surrounded him.