05251cam a2200841Mi 4500 ocn855694861 20200709060118.0 m d cr |||||||nn|n 121020s2013 hiu obd 001 0 eng d 2012042311 SNK eng pn SNK E7B H9Z P@U N$T JSTOR COO NLGGC YDXCP OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCQ YDX OCLCQ AZK 960029738 960275840 961538476 968904879 9780824837983 (electronic bk.) 0824837983 (electronic bk.) 0824836588 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9780824836580 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0824838122 (paperback ; alk. paper) 9780824838126 (paperback ; alk. paper) 9780824871086 0824871081 9780824836580 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9780824838126 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 40022472342 DEBBG BV044114428 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000677598 NZ1 15317654 750888 (N$T) 22573/ctt62r4mb JSTOR a-ch--- BQ6160.T28+ REL 017000 bisacsh REL007000 bisacsh REL033000 bisacsh 294.3/6570951249 23 Yü, Chün-fang, 1938- author. Passing the light : the Incense Light community and Buddhist nuns in contemporary Taiwan / Chün-fang Yü. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2013. 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Topics in contemporary Buddhism Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. The beginning of the Incense Light community -- Wuyin: the guiding light of the community -- College Buddhist studies societies -- Incense Light Buddhist Seminary for nuns -- Buddhist adult classes -- Profiles of individual nuns. "The term "revival" has been used to describe the resurgent vitality of Buddhism in Taiwan. Particularly impressive is the quality and size of the nun's order: Taiwanese nuns today are highly educated and greatly outnumber monks. Both characteristics are unprecedented in the history of Chinese Buddhism and are evident in the Incense Light community (Xiangguang). Passing the Light is the first in-depth case study of the community, which was founded in 1974 and remains a small but influential order of highly educated nuns who dedicate themselves to teaching Buddhism to lay adults. The work begins with a historical survey of Buddhist nuns in China, based primarily on the sixth-century biographical collection Lives of the Nuns and stories of nuns in subsequent centuries. This is followed by discussions on the early history of the Incense Light community; the life of Wuyin, one of its most prominent leaders; and the crucial role played by Buddhist studies societies on college campuses, where many nuns were first introduced to Incense Light. Later chapters look at the curriculum and innovative teaching methods at the Incense Light seminary and the nuns' efforts to teach Buddhism to adults. The work ends with portraits of individual nuns, providing details on their backgrounds, motivations for becoming nuns, and the problems or setbacks they have encountered both within and without the Incense Light community. This engaging study enriches the literature on the history of Buddhist nuns, seminaries, and education, and will find an appreciative audience among scholars and students of Chinese religion, especially Buddhism, as well as those interested in questions of religion and modernity and women and religion."--Publisher's website. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women Taiwan. Buddhist sanghas Taiwan. Buddhist nuns Taiwan. Wuyin, Shi. Wuyin, Shi. RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh RELIGION Buddhism General. bisacsh Buddhismus gnd Bhikkuni gnd Orden. gnd Taiwan. gnd Electronic books. Print version: Yü, Chün-fang, 1938- Passing the light. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2013 (DLC) 2012042311 Topics in contemporary Buddhism. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3413471 ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10745599 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=750888 JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wqfsg Project MUSE http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780824837983/ EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3413471 ebrary EBRY ebr10745599 EBSCOhost EBSC 750888 Project MUSE MUSE muse20080 YBP Library Services YANK 10890031 YBP Library Services YANK 13201142 54719 54719