Chinese Tranformation of Buddhism

ISBN: 9780691619248 出版年：2015 页码：355 Ch'en, Kenneth Kuan Sheng Princeton University Press

When buddhism was introduced into china at about the beginning of the christian era, the chinese were captivated at first by its overpowering world view. Consequently, buddhism in china has usually been discussed in terms of the indianization of chinese life and thought, but kenneth ch'en shows that as indian ideas were gaining ground the chinese were choosing among them and modifying them to fit their situation. To demonstrate how the chinese transformed buddhism the author investigates its role in the ethical, political, literary, educational, and social life of the chinese.