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Buddhism in Chinese History

By Arthur F. Wright

Book information

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781503620674
DOI
10.1515/9781503620674
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28633015 bytes)
Pages
184\166
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 22:40:57

Description

One of the great themes in the history of Eastern Asia is the transformation of Chinese culture by Buddhism. This process can be traced across nearly two millennia and can be seen at work in almost every aspect of Chinese life and thought. This study was undertaken with the object of showing how Buddhism has influenced Chinese culture, and in the hope that it may provide some insight into the role of the religion as a carrier of elements from one great civilization into another. It also deals with the interesting question of the nature of Buddhism as a world religion, and of the ways in which it resembles or differs from the other great faiths.

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