Jennifer Eichman:Visiting Faculty, Religion Department, Cornell College 康乃爾學院宗教系客座教授
關鍵詞
Late Ming Buddhism=明末佛教; Historiography of Late Ming Buddhism=明末佛教學術史; Shi Shengyan=釋聖嚴; Late Ming Yogacara=晚明唯識; Lay Buddhist Circles=居士團體
摘要
This article contributes to the historiography of sixteenth- and seventeenthcentury Chinese Buddhist traditions through a detailed examination of Shi Shengyan’s 1987 publication, Research on Late Ming Buddhism 明末佛教研究. Given its breadth and depth, this reference work is unsurpassed in its introduction to late Ming (1600-1644) Chan, Pure Land, and Yogacara monks and their exegesis, as well as lay Buddhist networks. This article first reviews other biographical collections relevant to late Ming Buddhism and then proceeds to evaluate Shengyan’s work, while offering many suggestions for future research. Research on late Ming Buddhism is also discussed in relation to primarily English-language scholarship on late Ming Buddhist topics from the 1980s to the present. Shengyan’s Research on Late Ming Buddhism is still a must-read for anyone pursuing scholarly work on late Ming Buddhist monks, Chan, Pure Land, Yogacara, and Tiantai exegesis; and lay Buddhist networks.
