Seekers and Seers: Lay Buddhists and Buddhist Revival in Rural China = fu tou yu shen po: nong cun de ju shi fu jiao yu zhong guo dang dai fu jiao fu xing
This paper explores lay Buddhism in contemporary rural North China through investigating the practice and practitioners of "Buddha-chanting" (nianfo 念佛) in relation to local religion, monastic Buddhism, and spirit mediums. The nianfo groups are led by and consist of ordinary villagers, ove...
| Published in: | Review of Religion and Chinese Society |
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| Subtitles: | fu tou yu shen po: nong cun de ju shi fu jiao yu zhong guo dang dai fu jiao fu xing |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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| Further subjects: | B
rural China
B women in lay Buddhism B 女性居士 B 靈媒 B nianfo B Lay Buddhism B spirit mediums B 中國農村 B 居士佛教 B 念佛 |
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| Summary: | This paper explores lay Buddhism in contemporary rural North China through investigating the practice and practitioners of "Buddha-chanting" (nianfo 念佛) in relation to local religion, monastic Buddhism, and spirit mediums. The nianfo groups are led by and consist of ordinary villagers, overwhelmingly female. They meet in private houses or village temples of local deities. The groups are not subject to the authority of clergy, but individual group members, especially the leaders, may maintain a close relationship with a Buddhist monastery. These individuals are a link from monastic Buddhism to the Buddhist masses in villages, and the nianfo groups are the nexus of the networks. Members of the nianfo groups have a clear sense of being Buddhist while they also participate in activities of local religion. In addition, village spirit mediums, with whom the villagers often consult during crises, command some influence. They have also played a consequential role in the process of restoring Buddhism in the area. ben wen tong guo diao cha “nian fu hui” yu dang de zong jiao､si yuan fu jiao he ling mei de guan xi, tan tao dang dai hua bei nong cun de ju shi fu jiao. nian fu hui you pu tong cun min zi fa zu zhi ling dao, jue da duo shu shi nü xing. ta men zai si ren zhu zhai huo min jian zong jiao de cun zhuang shen miao zhong nian fu. zhe xie tuan ti du li yu shen zhi ren yuan quan wei, dan ge bie tuan ti cheng yuan, you qi shi ling dao ren, yu fu jiao si yuan bao chi mi qie guan xi. zhe xie ren shi si yuan fu jiao yu xiang cun fu jiao qun zhong de niu dai, nian fu tuan ti shi nong cun fu jiao wang luo de jiao hui dian. nian fu tuan ti cheng yuan zai can yu dang de zong jiao huo dong de tong shi, you zhe ming que de fu jiao tu yi shi. ci wai, cun min zai wei ji qi jian jing chang zi xun de cun ling ling mei ye ju you yi ding de ying xiang li. ta men hai zai gai de qu hui fu fu jiao de guo cheng zhong fa hui le zhong yao zuo yong. 本文通过调查“念佛会”与当地宗教、寺院佛教和灵媒的关系，探讨当代华北农村的居士佛教。念佛会由普通村民自发组织领导，绝大多数是女性。他们在私人住宅或民间宗教的村庄神庙中念佛。这些团体独立于神职人员权威，但个别团体成员，尤其是领导人，与佛教寺院保持密切关系。这些人是寺院佛教与乡村佛教群众的纽带，念佛团体是農村佛教网络的交汇点。念佛团体成員在参与当地宗教活动的同时，有着明确的佛教徒意识。此外，村民在危机期间经常咨询的村灵灵媒也具有一定的影响力。 他们还在该地区恢复佛教的过程中发挥了重要作用。 |
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| ISSN: | 2214-3955 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22143955-12340007 |