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RLST 107 PO - Tradition or Innovation? The Making of Modern Chinese Buddhism


During China’s transition from imperial rule to modern state, traditional religions were challenged with the seemingly inevitable fate of being erased by modernizing and secularizing forces. To meet intellectual, social, and political challenges that included state persecution, Buddhist leaders poured their efforts into rearticulating Buddhism through a spectrum of approaches defined by two polarities: (1) conservatives who emphasized restoring Tradition and (2) progressives who favored modernization. We will look at the Buddhist adaptations to modernity, particularly the modern state, from the perspective of religious history, exploring how metaphors of “Tradition” and “Innovation” can be used toward the preservation and revitalization of religion. HRT I.

Course Credit: 1.0


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