History of the Formation of Early Chinese Buddhism - A Study on Discourse Characteristics

This book analyzes the process of the sinicization of Buddhism. It provides a comprehensive investigation on how the perceived similarities between Buddhism and Daoism originated and how traditional Daoist terminologies were applied.

List of contents

Chapter 1. The Origins and the Characteristics of Buddhist and Daoist Thoughts
Chapter 2. Religious Characteristics of Central Asians and Buddhism in the Kushan Era
Chapter 3. The Characteristics of Wei Jin Era Buddhism
Chapter 4. Examples of the Continuous Influences of Early Chinese Buddhist Discourses

About the author

Insub Hur was professor of philosophy at a number of prestigious institutions throughout his career, including Yonsei University, Kyonghee University, Jingak University, and Episcopalian University.
Ron Dziwenka is adjunct faculty member in the History Department at Salisbury University.
Alexander Choi serves on the board of directors of the Seoul-San Francisco Sister City Committee.

Product details

• Authors: In-sub Hur
• Assisted by: Alexander Choi (Editor and translation), Ronald Dziwenka (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.10.2023
• EAN: 9781666944815
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-481-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, HISTORY / Asia / China, Buddhism, History of Religion, Asian History