Buddhist Modernism in the Philippines: Emerging Localization of Humanistic Buddhism

• Main Author: Dy, Aristotle C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Buddhist modernism; humanistic Buddhism; localization; Ciji; Foguangshan; Buddhist Studies; History of Religion; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chinese-studies-faculty-pubs/1; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=chinese-studies-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Mahayana Buddhism is well known for being successfully implanted in various cultures. Chinese Buddhism, considered one of the three great religions of China along with Confucianism and Taoism, is a classic example. From China, Buddhism traveled further and, in the twentieth century, developed a part...