Differentiating the pearl from the fish-eye : : ouyang jingwu and the revival of scholastic buddhism / / Eyal Aviv.

• VerfasserIn: Aviv, Eyal,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: East Asian Buddhist Philosophy ; 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Harvard University, 2008.

"In Differentiating the Pearl from the Fish-Eye, Eyal Aviv offers an account of Ouyang Jingwu (1871-1943), a leading intellectual who revived the Buddhist scholastic movement during the early Republican period in China. Ouyang believed that authentic Indian Buddhism was an alternative to the prevalent Chinese Buddhist doctrines of his time. Aviv shows how Ouyang's rhetoric of authenticity won the movement well-known admirers but also influential critics. This debate shaped modern intellectual history in China and has lost none of its relevancy today"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A brief history of the search for authenticity -- Early life : the path of a burgeoning intellectual -- Critique of Chinese Buddhism -- The debate over the awakening of faith in Mahāyāna -- Redefining the terms of Chinese Buddhism -- Later thought -- Legacy and the future of authenticity.