The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Zhuhong and the Late Ming Synthesis by Ch?n-fa

Description: The Renewal of Buddhism in China by ChÜn-fang YÜ, Daniel B. Stevenson First published in 1981, ChÜn-fang YÜs The Renewal of Buddhism in China challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height under the Tang dynasty (618–907) and steadily declined afterward. This fortieth anniversary edition features an updated introduction by the author speaking to the ongoing relevance of this classic work. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First published in 1981, The Renewal of Buddhism in China broke new ground in the study of Chinese Buddhism. An interdisciplinary study of a Buddhist master and reformer in late Ming China, it challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height under the Tang dynasty (618–907) and steadily declined afterward.ChÜn-fang YÜ details how in sixteenth-century China, Buddhism entered a period of revitalization due in large part to a cohort of innovative monks who sought to transcend sectarian rivalries and doctrinal specialization. She examines the life, work, and teaching of one of the most important of these monks, Zhuhong (1535–1615), a charismatic teacher of lay Buddhists and a successful reformer of monastic Buddhism. Zhuhongs contributions demonstrate that the late Ming was one of the most creative periods in Chinese intellectual and religious history. Weaving together diverse sources-scriptures, dynastic history, Buddhist chronicles, monks biographies, letters, ritual manuals, legal codes, and literature-YÜ grounds Buddhism in the reality of Ming society, highlighting distinctive lay Buddhist practices to provide a vivid portrait of lived religion.Since the book was published four decades ago, many have written on the diversity of Buddhist beliefs and practices in the centuries before and after Zhuhongs time, yet The Renewal of Buddhism in China remains a crucial touchstone for all scholarship on post-Tang Buddhism. This fortieth anniversary edition features updated transliteration, a foreword by Daniel B. Stevenson, and an updated introduction by the author speaking to the ongoing relevance of this classic work. Author Biography ChÜn-fang YÜ is Sheng Yen Professor Emerita of Chinese Buddhism in the Departments of Religion and East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. She is the author or editor of a number of books, including Kuan-yin, the Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara (Columbia, 2001), Passing the Light: The Incense Light Community and Buddhist Nuns in Contemporary Taiwan (2013), and Chinese Buddhism: A Thematic History (2020). She is the former editor of the Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies at Columbia University Press. Table of Contents Foreword by Daniel B. StevensonPreface to the Fortieth Anniversary EditionPreface to the Original EditionOn the Illustrations1. Introduction2. Zhuhongs Life and Major Works3. Zhuhong and the Joint Practice of Pure Land and Chan4. Zhuhong and the Late Ming Lay Buddhist Movement5. Syncretism in Action: Morality Books and The Record of Self-knowledge6. The Condition of the Monastic Order in the Late Ming7. Internal Causes of Monastic Decline in the Ming Dynasty8. Zhuhongs Monastic Reform: The Yunqi Monastery9. ConclusionAppendix 1. A Translation of The Record of Self-knowledgeAppendix 2. Personnel at Yunqi and Their DutiesAppendix 3. Regulations Regarding Good Deeds and Punishments at YunqiNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex Review The Renewal of Buddhism in China changed my understanding of Chinese Buddhism when it was first published forty years ago. It revealed, as it still does, that Buddhism is not just an idea but a social movement that has been shaped by real people working in the real world. A classic that is still a classic. -- Timothy Brook, author of Great State: China and the WorldIn demonstrating how domesticity assumed central place in the theology and practice of monk Zhuhongs syncretic Buddhism, ChÜn-fang YÜ has shifted the ground of historical analysis once and for all. Although the word "gender" did not appear in these pages because it had yet to appear in common language, this germinal book is a classic in the history of women and gender of China. -- Dorothy Ko, author of Teachers of the Inner Chambers: Women and Culture in Seventeenth-Century ChinaWithout a doubt, this new edition of The Renewal of Buddhism in China is much needed. In 1981, the original book set a new standard in the field, and there still remains no single monograph on the figure of Zhuhong aside from this one. ChÜn-fang YÜs work is still groundbreaking after forty years. -- Stephen F. Teiser, coeditor of Readings of the Platform StraForty years after its publication, ChÜn-fang YÜs book on Chinese monk Zhuhong, presented here with a new introduction, has stood the test of time and become a classic in the field. Its lucid style, balanced coverage, and reasoned analysis not only serve a broad audience but also provide a model for studying any religious figure whose life and thought are as complicated and profound as Zhuhongs. -- Jiang Wu, coeditor of Spreading Buddhas Word in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist CanonThe Renewal of Buddhism in China remains a crucial touchstone for all scholarship on post-Tang Buddhism. * Reading Religion *This volume is as relevant today as it was in 1981. * Religious Studies Review * Review Quote Without a doubt, this new edition of The Renewal of Buddhism in China is much needed. In 1981, the original book set a new standard in the field, and there still remains no single monograph on the figure of Zhuhong aside from this one. Ch Details ISBN0231198523 Publisher Columbia University Press ISBN-10 0231198523 ISBN-13 9780231198523 Format Hardcover Language English Pages 360 DEWEY 294.392092 Year 2021 Imprint Columbia University Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-03-02 NZ Release Date 2021-03-02 US Release Date 2021-03-02 UK Release Date 2021-04-23 Illustrations 10 b&w illustrations Subtitle Zhuhong and the Late Ming Synthesis Author Daniel B. Stevenson Edition Description fortieth anniversary edition Series The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies Publication Date 2021-03-02 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161839704;

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