Buddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in Malaysia
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Chinese Characters -- Orthography -- 1. Introduction -- The Origins of Buddhist Revitalization -- Colonization and Modern Religion -- Buddhist Modernism and Chinese Religions -- The Flexible Chinese Attitude towards Religions -- Buddhism in the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and Society in Asia
8 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Malaysia
/ Chinese people
/ Buddhism
/ Geschichte 1950-
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | Cover -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Chinese Characters -- Orthography -- 1. Introduction -- The Origins of Buddhist Revitalization -- Colonization and Modern Religion -- Buddhist Modernism and Chinese Religions -- The Flexible Chinese Attitude towards Religions -- Buddhism in the Contestation of Religious Proselytizing in Malaysia -- The Transnational Reconnection of Mahayana Buddhism -- Fieldwork -- Chapter Overviews -- 2. A Brief History of Buddhist Transnational Connections -- Theravada Buddhist Communities in Malaya -- Thai Buddhist Temples and Their Influence on Chinese Communities -- Burmese Temples and Their Influence on Chinese Communities -- Sinhalese Temples and Their Influence on Chinese Communities -- Early Mahayana Buddhism in Malaya -- Kek Lok Si (Temple of Paradise) -- The Penang Buddhist Association (PBA) -- Pan-Asian Phenomena of Buddhist Modernism -- Reformed Buddhism: Thai Lineage -- Buddhist Modernism: Sinhalese Lineage -- Ren Sheng Fo Jiao (Buddhism for Human Life): Mahayana Lineage -- Summary -- 3. Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement -- The Discourse of Zheng Xin -- Zheng Xin in the Malaysian Chinese Buddhist Context -- Defending Zheng Xin Buddhism in Malaysia -- Conflict with the Unity Sect (Yi Guan Dao) -- Buddhicizing the Hungry Ghost Festival -- The Role of the MBA -- Formalization of Taking Refuge Ceremony -- The Malaysian Buddhist Institute -- Malaysian Buddhist Examination Syndicate (MBES) -- The Buddhist Youth Movement and Zheng Xin Buddhism -- Venerable Sumangalo: The Father of the Malaysian Buddhist Youth Movement -- The YBAM and Zheng Xin Buddhism -- The YBAM Network's Promotion of Zheng Xin Buddhism -- Summary -- 4. New Transnational Connections with Taiwan -- Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Merits Society -- A Brief History of Tzu Chi in Taiwan. |
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| ISBN: | 9048551838 |