Buddhism and Buddhists in China

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Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

English · 1923 · 3h 6m · History, Religion

4.3 (20 critiques)

Buddhism and Buddhists in China is an anthropological text describing Buddhism as practiced in China at the beginning of the 20th Century. Interestingly, it also compares and contrasts Buddhism with Christianity with respect to or in response to missionary work. (Summary by Scott)

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Preface 5:22 Lu par Scott Robbins
Chapter 1: Introductory 5:55 Lu par Scott Robbins
Chapter 2: The Entrance of Buddhism into China 6:40 Lu par Leon Mire
Chapter 3: The Establishment of Buddhism as the Predominating Religion of China 27:33 Lu par Leon Mire
Chapter 4: Buddhism and the Peasant 21:35 Lu par daxm
Chapter 5: Buddhism and the Family 18:08 Lu par ML Cohen
Chapter 6: Buddhism and Social Life 23:47 Lu par Chris Masterson
Chapter 7: Buddhism and the Future Life 19:43 Lu par Philippa Willitts
Chapter 8: The Spiritual Values Emphasized by Buddhism in China 16:59 Lu par Scott Robbins
Chapter 9: Present-Day Buddhism 20:15 Lu par Scott Robbins
Chapter 10: The Christian Approach to Buddhists 20:13 Lu par Scott Robbins

Critiques

Good book..


(4 étoiles)

...but the argument for Christianism is not compelling for me (Christian by birth).

excellent for understanding China's religious historial context


(5 étoiles)

Disappointing


(1 étoile)

a book about buddhism or christian apologeticism?