Complete Works of Yang Renshan

Author: (Qing) Yang Wenhui
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Yang Renshan (1837–1911) (Qing Daoguang 17th Year to Xuantong 3rd Year), styled Wenhui, was a native of Shidian County, Chizhou Prefecture (now Shitai County, Anhui Province). In the history of modern Chinese thought, Yang Renshan is renowned as a pioneer of lay Buddhist studies and a Buddhist educator. He devoted his life to promoting Buddhism, continuously engaging in the search, collation, and printing of Buddhist scriptures, establishing Buddhist education, and planning various schemes to revitalize Buddhism. As an advocate, organizer, and practitioner, he made substantial efforts. As a result, he exerted a profound influence on the history of modern and contemporary Buddhism in China, as well as on the broader intellectual history.