Practicing Scripture - A Lay Buddhist Movement in Late Imperial China

Offers a detailed history of one of the most successful religious movements of late imperial China, the Non-Action Teachings, or Wuweijiao, from its beginnings in the late sixteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century, when communist repression dealt it a crippling blow. Uncovering important data on its beliefs and practices, Barend ter Haar paints a wholly new picture of the group, which, despite its Daoist-sounding name, was a deeply devout lay Buddhist movement.

About the author

Barend J. ter Haar was trained at Leiden University, the Netherlands, Liaoning University, China, Osaka Foreign Languages University, Japan, and Kyushu University, Japan. He has previously taught at the universities of Leiden and Heidelberg, Germany. Since 2013 he has held the Run Run Shaw Chair of Chinese at the University of Oxford, UK.

Summary

This is book is on a lay Buddhist movement, generally referred to as Non-Action Teaching, or Wuweijiao, that saw itself as part of the Chan tradition during the Ming Qing dynasties. It explores one of the few lay groups in traditional China that we can actually understand in some depth, both in terms of its religious contents and history, and its social environment.

Product details

• Authors: B. J. Ter Haar, Barend Ter Haar, B. J. Ter Haar, Barend Ter Haar, Barend J. Ter Haar
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2014
• EAN: 9780824839277
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3927-7
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous