Old Shanghai Culture Oddity: Shanghai Buddhist Bookstore

Author: Meng Lingbing
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The purpose of writing this book is not only to trace the hidden footprints and comb through historical records. More importantly, it aims to provide readers with a specific perspective through Shanghai Buddhist Bookstore, allowing them to glimpse the grandeur of the revival of Buddhism in modern China and the spiritual state and social customs of the time. The compassionate vows of the eminent monks, lay scholars, and others, who moved the hearts of the people with their deep dedication, always leave readers moved and lingering in reflection, unable to restrain themselves. However, due to space constraints, detailed introductions cannot be provided. Please refer to the works of Gao Zhenong and Liu Xianmei, Biographies of Modern Chinese Eminent Monks and Buddhist Figures, and Yu Lingbo's Compendium of Modern Chinese Buddhist Figures. The content of this book includes:
The Timing and Circumstances of This Gathering—The Background of the Establishment of Shanghai Buddhist Bookstore
Can the Tide of Decline Be Reversed?—The Decline of Traditional Buddhism and the Revival of Modern Buddhism
Shanghai: The Center of the Revival of Buddhism in Modern China
Responding to the Occasion and Innovating in Propagation—The Main Business Achievements of Shanghai Buddhist Bookstore
Favorable Timing, Geography, and Human Resources, with Institutional Advantages—The Establishment of Shanghai Buddhist Bookstore
Promoting the Dharma Through Business, Spreading Meritorious Deeds to All Corners of the World—Business Strategies and Their Achievements
Spreading the Dharma—Buddhist Monthly
All Actions Are Acts of the Dharma—Other Ten Achievements in Business
Establishing Branches and Distribution Points, Setting Up a Statue Sculpture Studio,, Pioneering Wireless Broadcasting of Buddhist Programs, Producing Buddhist Records, Founding a Correspondence Buddhist Research Society, Establishing a Buddhist Bookstore Library, Setting Up a Sutra Publishing Department, Publishing and Distributing Buddhist Periodicals, Operating Buddhist Instruments and Cultural Relics;
The Vow to Transmit the Dharma Without Boundaries—The Publication and Distribution of Modern Great Buddhist Canon and Key Buddhist Collections;
The Dharma Is Rare, China Is Rare—An Introduction to the Chinese Great Buddhist Canon;
Favorable Conditions Converge, This Is a Superior Opportunity—The Buddhist Bookstore and the Publication of the Modern Chinese Great Buddhist Canon;
The Ocean of Huayan Sutra, Fulfilling the Vow to Return—The Organization and Publication of Modern Buddhist Key Collections Such as the Commentary and Summaries of the Huayan Sutra;
With One Heart, to Rescue the Tide—The Buddhist Books Published, Distributed, and Circulated by the Buddhist Bookstore;
All Buddhist Books Are Here—The Classification of Buddhist Books Published and Distributed by the Buddhist Bookstore;
Using Words as a Means to Connect with the Dharma—Important Works in the Section of Buddhist General Books.