Contemporary Han Chinese Involvement in Tibetan Buddhism: A Case Study from Nanjing

2011/12/01 by Alison Denton Jones · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Chinese history and philosophy #Religion and Society Interactions #Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics #Buddhism #Perspective (graphical) #Appeal #Chinese buddhism #Han chinese #Phenomenon #History #Sociology #Geography #Political science #Philosophy #Epistemology #Art #Law #Archaeology

paper · doi:10.1177/0037768611421134

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Abstract

One of the most striking trends in urban Chinese Buddhism is the adoption of elements of Tibetan Buddhism by ethnically Han Chinese Buddhists. The author offers a preliminary exploration of this phenomenon. Focusing on regular lay Buddhists, she describes the characteristics of Han involvement with Tibetan Buddhism and explores the reasons for this trend. The author combines a structural perspective that focuses on how Tibetan Buddhism is supplied in eastern cities with a cultural perspective that examines how the appeal of Tibetan Buddhism is constructed for a Han Chinese audience.

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