Buddhism. Society. Life

Author: Zhen Chan
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Publish Date: 1996-11-01
Features: Includes articles from "Buddhism, Society, and Life," with the main part also broadly summarized as "Buddhism and Traditional Culture." It explains in a popular manner topics such as "Buddhism and Life," "Buddhism and Conduct," "Buddhism and Social Morality," "Buddhism and Philosophy," "Buddhism and Medicine," "Buddhism and Health and Longevity," "Buddhism and Chinese Fiction," "Buddhism and Poetry Creation," "Buddhism and Painting," and "Buddhism and Calligraphy." These are overviews of the excellent Buddhist culture, with several novel interpretations or innovations, and serve as inspiration for monks to practice Buddhist culture and put it into action. The last article in the book is "Discussing the Issue of Buddhism Adapting to a Socialist Society with Chinese Characteristics," which, in a sense, can be said to be the purpose of Venerable Zhen Chan's writings. Its fundamental spirit runs through the book, explaining essays such as "Buddhism and Life" and the other thirteen.