The Bodily Discourse in Modern Chinese Buddhism—Asceticism and Its Presentation in Buddhist Periodicals

This article focuses on accounts of bodily asceticism published in Buddhist periodicals in Republican China (1912-1949) in order to explore the mentality and motivation of publicly presenting this seemingly fanatic and backward tradition in an era marked by modernization. By zeroing in on practices...

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Main Author: Lu, Lianghao (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B bodily asceticism
B religion and modernity
B Republican-era Buddhism
B Buddhist periodicals
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