Chinese Buddhism today: conservatism, modernism, syncretism and enjoying life on the Buddha's Light Mountain
"Fo Guang Shan, "Buddha's Light Mountain", is a Buddhist movement founded in Taiwan in 1967 and led by the Ven Hsing Yun (b.1927), who had fled to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949. It stands in the Chinese tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism and more specifically is a form of Buddhi...
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| Summary: | "Fo Guang Shan, "Buddha's Light Mountain", is a Buddhist movement founded in Taiwan in 1967 and led by the Ven Hsing Yun (b.1927), who had fled to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949. It stands in the Chinese tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism and more specifically is a form of Buddhism which in English is usually referred to as "Humanistic Buddhism" or as "engaged Buddhism". As the sub-title of this book indicates, in order to make Buddhism widely attractive and relevant he has incorporated every influence available. Gifted with a benign personality, he has turned his seemingly boundless energy and prodigious versatility to creating an institution which presents Buddhism as potentially a source for benefitting society through making life enjoyable. This book hopes to convey the movement's ethos primarily by focusing on his views and activities"-- |
| Physical Description: | xii, 127 Seiten 9 Illustrationen und Porträts (farbig) 24 cm |
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| spelling | Yao, Yu-Shuang Verfasser (DE-588)1058447327 aut Chinese Buddhism today conservatism, modernism, syncretism and enjoying life on the Buddha's Light Mountain Yu-Shuang Yao and Richard Gombrich Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT Equinox Publishing Ltd 2022 xii, 127 Seiten 9 Illustrationen und Porträts (farbig) 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Oxford centre for Buddhist studies monographs Foreword / by Eileen Barker -- 1. Preamble: Previous Work -- 2. Introduction: Our Title -- 3. Karma, Death and Ancestors -- 4. Hsing Yun's ethos and activities -- 5. FGS and Education -- 6. Public Ritual at FGS main monastery, Kaohsiung -- 7. Ritual as Symphony -- 8. Fo Guang Shan's activities: Edification through Spectacle and Entertainment -- 9. Offshoots of FGS -- Bibliography "Fo Guang Shan, "Buddha's Light Mountain", is a Buddhist movement founded in Taiwan in 1967 and led by the Ven Hsing Yun (b.1927), who had fled to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949. It stands in the Chinese tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism and more specifically is a form of Buddhism which in English is usually referred to as "Humanistic Buddhism" or as "engaged Buddhism". As the sub-title of this book indicates, in order to make Buddhism widely attractive and relevant he has incorporated every influence available. Gifted with a benign personality, he has turned his seemingly boundless energy and prodigious versatility to creating an institution which presents Buddhism as potentially a source for benefitting society through making life enjoyable. This book hopes to convey the movement's ethos primarily by focusing on his views and activities"-- Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Fo Guang Shan (DE-588)1130433498 gnd rswk-swf Buddhism / China / History / 20th century Buddhism / China / History / 21st century Mahayana Buddhism / China Bouddhisme / Chine / Histoire / 20e siècle Bouddhisme / Chine / Histoire / 21e siècle Bouddhisme Mahāyāna / Chine Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism China 1900-2099 History Fo Guang Shan (DE-588)1130433498 s Geschichte z DE-604 Gombrich, Richard F. 1937- Verfasser (DE-588)114840806 aut Äquivalent Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback 978-1-80050-232-1 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-80050-233-8 |
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