A Brief History of Chinese Buddhism and Buddhist Thought /

A Brief History of Chinese Buddhism and Buddhist Thought / / HONG Xiuping.

This book provides a comprehensive but concise introduction to Chinese Buddhism and the study of Buddhism in China: their Indic roots, their Sinicization, the development and philosophies of the three central lineages, the natural exchange between Buddhist cultures and schools of thought, the founda...

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Superior document:Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024
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Xiuping, HONG,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.
©2024
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
Brill's Humanities in China Library ; 18.
Physical Description:1 online resource (359 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Indian Roots of Chinese Buddhism
  • 1 Śākyamuni and the Founding of Buddhism
  • 2 The Division and Development of Indian Buddhism
  • 3 The Spread of Indian Buddhism Overseas
  • 2 The Advent of Chinese Buddhism in the Han and Wei Dynasties
  • 1 The Early Spread of Buddhism and the First Encounters between Chinese and Indian Cultures
  • 2 The Introduction and Translation of the Two Main Systems of Buddhist Doctrine during the Han Dynasty
  • 3 Further Development of Buddhism during the Three Kingdoms and the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties
  • 4 The Convergence of Xuanxue and Buddhism and the Rise of Chinese Buddhist Scholars
  • 3 The Development of Buddhism in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Multitude of Buddhist Schools
  • 1 The Flourishing of Buddhism and the Different Characteristics of Northern and Southern Buddhism
  • 2 Studying and Lecturing on the SÅ«tras and Śāstras and the Buddhist Schools
  • 3 Buddhism Merges and Conflicts with Confucianism and Daoism
  • 4 The Spread of Buddhist Belief among the People
  • 4 The Flourishing of Buddhism and the Founding of Buddhist Schools during the Sui and Tang Dynasties
  • 1 Imperial Policy on the Three Teachings and the Prosperity of Buddhism
  • 2 The Establishment of Buddhist Sects and the Eight Mahāyāna Sects
  • 3 Further Development of Buddhist Social Activities
  • 4 New Developments in Relationship between the Three Teachings
  • 5 From Prosperity to Decline: Buddhism in the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties
  • 1 The Continued Development of Buddhism Amid Decline
  • 2 The Harmonization of Chan and Pure Land Teachings and the Integration of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism
  • 3 The Penetration of Buddhism into Social and Cultural Life
  • 6 Decline and Secularization of Buddhism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  • 1 The Decline of Buddhism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  • 2 The Unification of the Three Teachings and the Four Great Monks of the Ming Dynasty
  • 3 The Secularization of Buddhism
  • 4 The Rise of Lay Buddhism
  • 7 Revival Amidst Decline
  • 1 Buddhism's Decline and the Revival of Buddhist Culture
  • 2 Taixu and the Buddhist Reform Movement
  • 3 The Promotion of Humanistic Buddhism and Its Historical Impact
  • 8 Buddhism in Non-Han Territories
  • 1 Tibetan Buddhism
  • 2 Theravāda Buddhism in Yunnan
  • 3 Mahāyāna in Non-Han Regions
  • 4 The Characteristics of Non-Han Buddhism
  • 9 The Foundation of Buddhist Studies in China
  • 1 Foundational Theories and Doctrine
  • 2 Two Core Strands of Chinese Buddhist Thought
  • 10 The Tiantai School and the Theory of All-Inclusive Nature
  • 1 "Combining the Three Vehicles in One" and the "Equal Importance of Cessation and Observation"
  • 2 The "Perfect Harmony of the Three Truths" and "Three Thousand Realms in a Single Thought-Instance"
  • 3 "Nature of Good and Evil" and the "Nature of the Non-Sentient"
  • 11 The Faxiang (Weishi) School
  • 1 The "Three Natures and Three Non-Natures" and "Consciousness-Only Overturning the Base"
  • 2 "Five-Fold Consciousness-Only" and the "Five Lineages"
  • 3 The "Five Stages and Hundred Dharmas" and the "Science of Logical Causality"
  • 12 The Huayan School and Theory of the Dharma Realm
  • 1 The Dharma Realm as Conditioned Co-Arising and the Theory of Nature Origination
  • 2 The Three Contemplations of the Dharma Realm and the Four Dharma Realms
  • 3 Six Perfectly Integrated Characteristics and the Ten Mystery Gates
  • 13 The Chan School and the Mind-Nature Theory
  • 1 The Philosophy of the Five Chinese Patriarchs
  • 2 Shenxiu's Northern School: Stopping Delusion and Cultivating the Mind
  • 3 Huineng's Southern School: Sudden Enlightenment
  • 14 Tibetan Buddhist Thought and Theravāda Buddhism in Yunnan
  • 1 Tibetan Buddhist Thought
  • 2 Theravādan Buddhist Thought in Yunnan
  • 15 The Characteristics and Ethos of Chinese Buddhism
  • 1 Key Features of Chinese Buddhism
  • 2 Chinese Buddhism's Foundational Ethos
  • 3 The Modern Significance of Chinese Buddhism
  • Index.

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