Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 226 pages)
ISBN:
9789047424833
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2011 3
Content:
Preliminary Material /T. Meynard -- Chapter One. The Shaping Of The Concept Of Religion In China /T. Meynard -- Chapter Two. A Philosophy And Typology Of Religion /T. Meynard -- Chapter Three. Christianity As A Social Religion /T. Meynard -- Chapter Four. Buddhism As The True Religion /T. Meynard -- Chapter Five. Buddhist Practice And Yogācāra Epistemology /T. Meynard -- Chapter Six. Buddhist Ontology /T. Meynard -- Chapter Seven. Opposition To Humanistic Buddhism /T. Meynard -- Chapter Eight. Confucian Morality As A Substitute For Religion /T. Meynard -- Chapter Nine. Religious Aspects Of Liang’s Public And Private Lives /T. Meynard -- Conclusion. Broadening The Concept Of Religion For Today /T. Meynard -- Bibliography /T. Meynard -- Index /T. Meynard.
Content:
Liang Shuming (1895-1988) is one of the most important Chinese philosophers in twentieth century China. Generally considered to be a Confucian, and even the last Confucian, the author argues that he was in fact a Buddhist. Liang’s thoughts are analysed within the background of the intellectual debates on religion in republican China. He reshaped the Western concept of religion from the standpoint of Yogācāra Buddhism. Yet, he advocated for the present time Confucianism as the ethical religion that would lead ultimately to the Buddhist liberation. Examining Liang’s religious belief sheds new light on his fascinating life, particularly his involvement in the Rural Reconstruction movement of the nineteen-thirties. It also explains why Liang was the only intellectual who dared to publically oppose Mao in the nineteen-sixties and seventies
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004171510
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004171517
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Meynard, Thierry, 1963 - The religious philosophy of Liang Shuming Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2011 ISBN 9004171517
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004171510
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Liang, Shuming 1893-1988
;
Buddhismus
;
Religionsphilosophie
;
Biografie
Author information:
Meynard, Thierry 1963-
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