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The beginnings of Czechoslovak Buddhism
The 2500-year-old teachings of the Buddha Dharma penetrated Europe during the nineteenth century. These teachings came to the Lands of the Czech...
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Multiplicities and Contingency: Rethinking ‘Popular Buddhism’, Religious Practices and Ontologies in Thailand
This paper reconsiders explanations of ‘popular’ Buddhism in Thailand initiated in mid-twentieth century anthropological definitions of vernacular...
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The Zhuangzi and Buddhism
Indian Buddhism was assimilated into Chinese culture through Daoist terminology and in turn influenced the formation of Daoist theory. Bearing some...
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Spinoza and Buddhism on Death and Immortality
There is no evidence that Spinoza knew anything about Buddhism, but his philosophy bears certain similarities with Buddhist philosophy, or at least...
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Mysterious Learning and the Coexistence of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
Along with the downfall of the Han dynasty came an end to the supremacy of Confucianism in that period. During the successive eras from the Wei-**...
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A Tendency Towards the Confluence of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
With the establishment of a consolidated feudal regime during the Sui and Tang dynasties, the tripartite balance among Confucianism, Daoism, and...
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The Paradox of Fear in Classical Indian Buddhism
The Nikāya Suttas frequently mention the concept of fear ( bhaya ) and related synonyms. This concept does not receive much scholarly attention by...
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Questioning Buddhism on the Way to “World Philosophy”
The idea of world philosophy originated with Feng Qi in China, and its most committed recent practitioner was Mou Zongsan. It must bring together at...
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Emergence of the Relationship Between Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (By the End of the Han Dynasty)
The key to the bilateral relationship between Confucianism and Daoism’s evolution to the trilateral relationship among Confucianism, Daoism, and...
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Buddhism, Chinese Funeral Rites, and the Theravāda Tradition in Malaysia
In the Chinese Malaysian Buddhist community, when a person dies, funeral rites are performed to ensure the well-being of the deceased. On reflection,...
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The Life Wisdom of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism
Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are three important ideological resources and traditions in Chinese cultural history. Chinese humanistic spirit is...
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Popularization and Expansion of the Integration of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (The Ming and Qing Dynasties)
The Ming Dynasty—a transition period in the history of the relationship between Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism—is divided into two stages. These...
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Liang Under Mao: The Reconciliation of Confucianism and Buddhism with Marxist Ideology
This article is a study of Liang Shuming’s 梁漱溟 (1893–1988) work during Mao’s period, especially Renxin yu rensheng 人心與人生 (Human Mind and Human Life)...
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New Confucianism and Buddhism
It is well-known that Buddhism plays a key role in the development of New Confucianism. This is particularly evident in the case of its three major...
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Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism: Seeking Common Ground in Debate (The Wei, **, and Northern and Southern Dynasties)
In this period, the relationship among the three teachings was mainly characterized by the separation of Confucian classical studies, though it still...
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Profound Theoretical Integration of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, and the Climax of Theoretical Innovation (The Song, Liao, **, Western **a, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties)
The period from the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty to the fall of the Ming Dynasty (960–1644 CE) spanned over 700 years. Politically, unity...
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Jiao Hong’s Studies of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism
Taizhou 泰州 Learning took self-cultivation and establishing the root as its core precepts, the everyday usages of the ordinary people as its approach,...
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Islamic Theology of Religious Pluralism: Building Islam-Buddhism Understanding
Drawing from the teachings of the Qur’an about human unity and religious diversity and also the history of Islam-Buddhism coexistence, this chapter...
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Chan and the Routinazation of Charisma in Chinese Buddhism
This chapter is primarily conceived as a broad sketch of Chan’s protracted growth and transformation, with a focus on a crucial period that covers...