I Ching and Buddhism (Image)

Author: Wang Zhongyao
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Publication Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is the first specialized work in mainland China to systematically explore the relationship between the I Ching (Yi) and Buddhism. The entire work is meticulously researched with many novel insights, holding significant academic value and filling an academic (gap). From the perspective of the history of Buddhist thought in China, and based on extensive firsthand materials, the book examines the "synthesis" between the I Ching and Buddhism. It points out that the development of Buddhism in China initially followed a path of mutual influence and innovation between the I Ching and Buddhism, demonstrating the cultural feature of shared principles. Fundamentally, Buddhism, as an culture (foreign culture), could only thrive in China by integrating with the principles of the I Ching. This interactive influence between the I Ching and Buddhism is sublime and dazzling, vividly reflected in every historical stage of Buddhist development in China. The author's profound literary skills and elegant, refined language make this academic work not only scholarly but also highly appreciable.