Title The renewal of Buddhism in China : Zhuhong and the late Ming synthesis / Chün-fang Yü ; foreword by Daniel B. Stevenson

Edition Fortieth anniversary edition Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series The Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies. Contents Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Daniel B. Stevenson -- Preface to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition -- Preface to the Original Edition -- On the Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Zhuhong's Life and Major Works -- 3. Zhuhong and the Joint Practice of Pure Land and Chan -- 4. Zhuhong and the Late Ming Lay Buddhist Movement -- 5. Syncretism in Action: Morality Books and The Record of Self-knowledge -- 6. The Condition of the Monastic Order in the Late Ming -- 7. Internal Causes of Monastic Decline in the Ming Dynasty -- 8. Zhuhong's Monastic Reform: The Yunqi Monastery 9. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. A Translation of The Record of Self-knowledge -- Appendix 2. Personnel at Yunqi and Their Duties -- Appendix 3. Regulations Regarding Good Deeds and Punishments at Yunqi -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "In sixteenth-century China, following a period of relative obscurity, Buddhism entered a period of revitalization due in large part to a cohort of particularly innovative and influential monks. By seeking to transcend sectarian rivalries and doctrinal specialization, and, perhaps more importantly, to reach an understanding rather than a confrontation with Confucianism, these monks brought Buddhism into closer communication with other Chinese intellectual traditions-Confucianism and Daoism, in particular-and with the Chinese state. Zhuhong (1535-1615) was among the most important of this group of monks, both as an intellectual and as a political reformer. By telling the story of his involvement in both Buddhist thought and political reform, in this classic work, Chün-fang Yü makes the case that, contrary to a long tradition of scholarship holding that Buddhism was in constant decline in China after the Tang dynasty, the late Ming period was a positive and creative time of renewal for Buddhism. The transliterations throughout have been updated from Wade-Giles to pinyin. There are a new foreword and a new preface that comes before the preface that appears in the original edition, and an updated introduction"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2020) Subject Zhuhong, 1535-1615. SUBJECT Zhuhong, 1535-1615 fast Subject Buddhist priests -- China -- Biography Buddhism -- China -- History. HISTORY / Asia / China. RELIGION / Buddhism / History Buddhism Buddhist priests China Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020012025 ISBN 9780231552677 023155267X

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