Voices of experience :

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" Voices of experience : "
Wormald , Andrew J.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	895881
Doc. No	:	TLets810125
Main Entry	:	University of Bristol
Title & Author	:	Voices of experience :\ Wormald , Andrew J.
College	:	University of Bristol
Date	:	2014
Degree	:	Thesis (Ph.D.)
student score	:	2014
Abstract	:	This dissertation examines how changes at the beginning of the twentieth century in China affected the discourse around Buddhist meditation practices. It has been argued that such changes led to a move from Buddhism as 'religion' to Buddhism as 'philosophy' but also that Buddhist householders emphasised meditative experience as a source of authority. This dissertation seeks to clarify the position of a number of key Chinese Buddhist figures of the Republican period in order to add further detail to the debate. The figures examined include the monks Taixu, Yuanying, Xuyun, and Laiguo, and the Buddhist householders Fan Gunong and Jiang Weiqiao, all of whom were influential figures during the period in question.
Added Entry	:	University of Bristol