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The History of the Formation of Early Chinese Buddhism
A Study on Discourse Characteristics
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2023
Summary
The History of the Formation of Early Chinese Buddhism: A Study on Discourse Characteristics analyzes the process of the sinicization of Buddhism. It provides a comprehensive investigation on how the perceived similarities between Buddhism and Daoism originated and how traditional Daoist terminologies were applied in the translation of Buddhist texts. By doing so, the text critiques the Daoistization of Buddhism and also offers a comparative overview of the general human ways of thinking in India and China by focusing on the relationship between universal ways of understanding the world during the Wei-Jin era. By analyzing commentaries by scholarly Chinese monks in the Wei-Jin era, and the philosophical nature of Neo-Daoism thought that played the most direct role in the Chinese transformation of Buddhism, this book is an attempt to understand why discourses on topics such as imperishability of the spirit became main discussion topics in early Chinese Buddhism.
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Edition
1/2023
Copyright Year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-4481-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-4482-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
224
Product Type
Monograph
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Foreword No access
Chapter 1: The Origins and the Characteristics of Buddhist and Daoist Thoughts No access Pages 1 - 36
Chapter 2: Religious Characteristics of Central Asians and Buddhism in the Kushan Era No access Pages 37 - 62
Chapter 3: The Characteristics of Wei Jin Era Buddhism No access Pages 63 - 174
Chapter 4: Examples of the Continuous Influences of Early Chinese Buddhist Discourses No access Pages 175 - 194
