Rethinking the Taxonomic Category “Sect/School” (Zong 宗) in the Construction of Modern Buddhism in China—Focusing on Hešeri Rushan’s Eight Schools and Two Practices (“Ba-Zong-Er-Xing 八宗二行”)

This paper explores the origin and role of the Buddhist taxonomic category “zong 宗” (“sect” or “school”) in the formation of modern Buddhism in China. It does so by examining a highly significant late-Qing Buddhist text titled Ba-zong-er-xing 八宗二行 (Eight Schools and Two Practices), which the author...

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Main Author: Chen, Jidong (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B Hešeri Rushan
B Reichikai Zasshi
B the Buddhist association of China
B daily recitation of the Chan school
B Yang Wenhui
B Brief Outline of the Ten Schools
B shū (“sect” or “school”) / zong
B Eight Schools and Two Practices
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