Building the Buddhist Revival: Reconstructing Monasteries in Modern China

ISBN-13: 9780190930721 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 264 str.

Gregory Adam Scott

Recenzje

One of the most significant indicators of Buddhist revival is the health of its monasteries. This is the first book in English on the reconstruction of Buddhist monasteries in China between 1866 and 1966. The author discusses the motivations, resources and means to reconstruct monasteries after they had been destroyed as a result of wars and neglect. It makes major contributions to Chinese Buddhist studies and Chinese history.

O autorze

Gregory Adam Scott received his PhD from Columbia University, was previously a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and is currently lecturer at the University of Manchester. Originally from Canada, he is a historian of religion in modern China, particularly Buddhism.