Chinese Southeast Buddhist History

Author: Yan Yaozhong
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is a specialized work that studies and discusses the history of the spread, development, and evolution of Buddhism in the southeastern region of China. The entire book is organized around 18 topics such as "The Eastern Wu State and the Initial Spread of Buddhism" and "The Eastern Jin—A Key Period for Buddhism to Take Root in China," systematically and comprehensively discussing the historical traces of Buddhism's initial spread, establishment, rise, and evolution in the southeastern region from the Three Kingdoms to the Ming and Qing dynasties. It reveals the relationship between southeastern folk customs, Wei-Jin Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism), and the flourishing of Buddhism in this region, as well as the interactions between southeastern Buddhism and the economic, political, and social contexts of each historical period in this region during its own development process.