Commentaries on Famous Modern Chinese Buddhist Historians

Author: Zhou Xia
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book takes the research status of Buddhist history in China during the first half of the 20th century as the research object, exploring the background and development process of the rise of Buddhist history research from the perspectives of historiography and academic history. Through case analysis and comprehensive induction, it examines the academic and thoughts of representative Buddhist historians, understands the impact of their cultural views on Buddhist history research and even the entire modern academia, objectively evaluates their achievements in Buddhist history research, and presents a comprehensive view of the achievements of modern Buddhist historiography in China in various aspects such as general history, chronological history, thematic history, sect history, and regional history. It explores the main characteristics of modern Buddhist historiography in China, providing people with a relatively complete and clear picture of the development of the discipline. This book collects insightful reviews of many famous modern Buddhist historians in China.
Liang Qichao: The tolerance of our nation towards foreign cultures can only be fully demonstrated during the era of the introduction of Buddhism. For two thousand years, Buddhism has followed the principle of evolution, constantly developing without interruption.
Chen Yinke: Since the Han and Jin dynasties, Buddhism has been introduced into China, reaching its peak during the Tang Dynasty. The cultural and military achievements of the Tang Dynasty, along with its connections to the Western Regions, the spread of Buddhism, are indeed significant subjects of study in the history of world civilization.
Hu Shi: All academic thoughts are just historical materials. Buddhism is merely the thoughts and beliefs advocated by a part of humanity in a certain era.