Buddhism In Chinese Culture

Author : Litian Fang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317519096

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Chinese Buddhism and Traditional Culture by Litian Fang Pdf

Since the first century, when Buddhism entered China, the foreign religion has influenced and been influenced in turn by traditional Chinese culture, and eventually became an important part of it. That is one of the great historical themes not only for China but also for East Asia. This book explores the elements of Buddhism, including its classics, doctrines, system, and rituals, to reveal the basic connotation of Buddhism as a cultural entity. Regarding the development of Buddhism in China, it traces the spread in chronological order, from the introduction in Han Dynasties (202 BC–220 AD), to the prosperity in the Sixteen Kingdoms (ca. 304–439 AD), and then to the decline since the Five Dynasties (907–ca. 960 AD). It is noteworthy that the Buddhist schools in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589 AD) and the Buddhist sects in Sui and Tang Dynasties (581–907 AD) contributed to the sinicization of Buddhism. This book also deals with the interesting question of the similarities and differences between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism, to examine the specific characters of the former in terms of thought and culture. In the last chapter, the external influence of Chinese Buddhism in East Asia is studied. Scholars and students in Buddhism and Chinese culture studies, especially those in Buddhist countries, will benefit from the book. Also, it will appeal to readers interested in religion, Chinese culture, and ancient Chinese history.

Author : John Kieschnick
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0691096767

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The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture by John Kieschnick Pdf

Buddhism had a profound effect not only on Chinese philosophy and ritual, but also on the material culture of China. Examining the impact of books, bridges, sugar, tea and the chair, amongst other things, this text looks at how attitudes to such novelties affected the history of Chinese Buddhism.

Author : Yijie Tang
Publisher : CRVP
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1565180356

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Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, and Chinese Culture by Yijie Tang Pdf

Confucianism and Daoism absorbing and mutually transforming new horizons, especially Buddhism; attention to the writings of Matteo Ricci and potential Christian contributions to modern development in Chinese culture.

Author : Arthur F. Wright
Publisher : Acls History E-Book Project
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1597401579

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Buddhism in Chinese History by Arthur F. Wright Pdf

Author : Francesca Tarocco
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415375030

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The Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism by Francesca Tarocco Pdf

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 : ARTHUR F. WRIGHT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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BUDDHISM IN THE CHINESE HISTORY by ARTHUR F. WRIGHT Pdf

Author : Hock Tong Cheu
Publisher : Pelanduk Publications Sdn Bhd
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9679786870

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Buddhism in Chinese Culture by Hock Tong Cheu Pdf

Traces the impact of Buddhism on the development of Chinese civilization and examines the resistance the religion encountered in the course of its development.

Author : Marsha Smith Weidner
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824823087

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Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism by Marsha Smith Weidner Pdf

This collection of essays on later Chinese Buddhism takes us beyond the bedrock subjects of traditional Buddhist historiography - scriptures and commentaries, sectarian developments, lives of notable monks - to examine a wide range of extracanonical materials that illuminate cultural manifestations of Buddhism from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the modern period. Straying from well-trodden paths, the authors often transgress the boundaries of their own disciplines: historians address architecture; art historians look to politics; a specialist in literature treats poetry that offers gendered insights into Buddhist lives. The broad-based cultural orientation of this volume is predicated on the recognition that art and religion are not closed systems requiring only minimal cross-indexing with other social or aesthetic phenomena but constituent elements in interlocking networks of practice and belief.

Author : John Kieschnick
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691214047

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The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture by John Kieschnick Pdf

From the first century, when Buddhism entered China, the foreign religion shaped Chinese philosophy, beliefs, and ritual. At the same time, Buddhism had a profound effect on the material world of the Chinese. This wide-ranging study shows that Buddhism brought with it a vast array of objects big and small--relics treasured as parts of the body of the Buddha, prayer beads, and monastic clothing--as well as new ideas about what objects could do and how they should be treated. Kieschnick argues that even some everyday objects not ordinarily associated with Buddhism--bridges, tea, and the chair--on closer inspection turn out to have been intimately tied to Buddhist ideas and practices. Long after Buddhism ceased to be a major force in India, it continued to influence the development of material culture in China, as it does to the present day. At first glance, this seems surprising. Many Buddhist scriptures and thinkers rejected the material world or even denied its existence with great enthusiasm and sophistication. Others, however, from Buddhist philosophers to ordinary devotees, embraced objects as a means of expressing religious sentiments and doctrines. What was a sad sign of compromise and decline for some was seen as strength and versatility by others. Yielding rich insights through its innovative analysis of particular types of objects, this briskly written book is the first to systematically examine the ambivalent relationship, in the Chinese context, between Buddhism and material culture.

Author : Robert H. Sharf
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824861940

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Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism by Robert H. Sharf Pdf

The issue of sinification—the manner and extent to which Buddhism and Chinese culture were transformed through their mutual encounter and dialogue—has dominated the study of Chinese Buddhism for much of the past century. Robert Sharf opens this important and far-reaching book by raising a host of historical and hermeneutical problems with the encounter paradigm and the master narrative on which it is based. Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism is, among other things, an extended reflection on the theoretical foundations and conceptual categories that undergird the study of medieval Chinese Buddhism. Sharf draws his argument in part from a meticulous historical, philological, and philosophical analysis of the Treasure Store Treatise (Pao-tsang lun), an eighth-century Buddho-Taoist work apocryphally attributed to the fifth-century master Seng-chao (374–414). In the process of coming to terms with this recondite text, Sharf ventures into all manner of subjects bearing on our understanding of medieval Chinese Buddhism, from the evolution of T’ang "gentry Taoism" to the pivotal role of image veneration and the problematic status of Chinese Tantra. The volume includes a complete annotated translation of the Treasure Store Treatise, accompanied by the detailed exegesis of dozens of key terms and concepts.

Author : Yongyou,Yongyou Shi
Publisher : Buddha's Light Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781932293371

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The Diamond Sutra in Chinese Culture by Yongyou,Yongyou Shi Pdf

In The Diamond Sutra in Chinese Culture, Venerable Yong You examines the varied history of the Diamond Sutra and its profound effect upon Chinese Buddhism, as well as its wide-ranging impact on Chinese religion, culture, art, literature, folklore, and technology. Beginning from the introduction of the Diamond Sutra in China until the Song dynasty, Venerable Yong You delves deeply into the Dunhuang collections, comprised of the oldest Chinese Buddhist manuscripts in the world, to offer insightful new research and a compelling perspective on the influence of this very important text.

Author : Litian Fang
Publisher : Gale Asia
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9814281425

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China's Buddhist Culture by Litian Fang Pdf

Provides an in-depth understanding of the historical status of Buddhism and its important role in the evolution of Chinese culture.

Author : Laurence G. Thompson
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040906658

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Chinese Religion by Laurence G. Thompson Pdf

This brief survey of Chinese religion begins with the premise that the character of religious expression in China is a manifestation of Chinese culture. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent events and research.

Author : Qizhi Zhang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000107627246

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Traditional Chinese Culture by Qizhi Zhang Pdf

Written by esteemed academic and professor Zhang Qizhi, this book details the fundamentals of Chinese tradition, ranging from philosophy, ethics and humanities, dominant religions, historical relics, calligraphy, painting, medicine, science, health preservation, Chinese food, ancient architecture, and more.

Author : Erik Zürcher
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004263291

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Buddhism in China by Erik Zürcher Pdf

Buddhism in China gathers together for the first time the most central and influential papers of the great scholar of Chinese Buddhism, Erik Zürcher, presenting the results of his career-long profound studies following on the 1959 publication of his landmark The Buddhist Conquest of China. The translation and language of Buddhist scriptures in China, Buddhist interactions with Daoist traditions, the activities of Buddhists below elite social levels, continued interactions with Central Asia and lands to the west, and typological comparisons with Christianity are only some of the themes explored here. Presenting some of the most important studies on Buddhism in China, especially in the earlier periods, ever published, it will thus be of interest to a wide variety of readers.