Sacred Breakthrough: The Origin of the Tripartite Integration of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism from the Perspective of World Civilization

Author: Zhong Guofa
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book discusses China's "Three Teachings in Unity." Its the process of the formation of China's Three Teachings, explores the basis and developmental trajectory of the integrated, and investigates the profound impact of this on China's national transformation and the formation of its people's character. Author Zhong Guofa, studied under the late historian Tang Changru at Wuhan University and obtained a master's degree. The rigorous academic tradition of his mentor, combined with his deep reflection on historical methods in recent years, the restoration of the "Hundred Flowers, Hundred Schools of Thought" academic atmosphere, has shaped Zhong Guofa's broad perspective, profound thinking, and academic integrity of speaking the truth and being straightforward. After graduation, Zhong Guofa served as the head of the History Department at Xinjiang Normal University, teaching Chinese and world history. Therefore, anyone who has read Zhong Guofa's works is deeply impressed by his consistent approach to observing and thinking about the history and current state of Chinese religion from a broad historical background, and is moved by his theoretical courage and straightforwardness. The research on this topic and the writing of this book took Zhong Guofa a full five years. Anyone who reads this book will feel that he has fully demonstrated his academic strengths in it.