A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life

A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 606
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ISBN-10 : 9789004431775
ISBN-13 : 9004431772
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Book Synopsis A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life by : Kai Sheng

Download or read book A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life written by Kai Sheng and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to study the ways in which Chinese Buddhists expressed their religious faiths and how Chinese Buddhists interacted with society at large since the Northern and Southern dynasties (386-589), through the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911), up to the Republican era (1912-1949). The book aims to summarize and present the historical trajectory of the Sinification of Buddhism in a new light, revealing the symbiotic relationship between Buddhist faith and Chinese culture. The book examines cases such as repentance, vegetarianism, charity, scriptural lecture, the act of releasing captive animals, the Bodhisattva faith, and mountain worship, from multiple perspectives such as textual evidence, historical circumstances, social life, as well as the intellectual background at the time.


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