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The Chinese Buddhist Approach to Science: the Case of Astronomy and Calendars |
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Kotyk, Jeffrey (著)
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Journal of Dharma Studies: Asian and Transcultural Religion, Philosophy, & Ethics
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| Volume | v.3 n.2 |
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| Date | 2020.10 |
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| Pages | 273 - 289 |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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https://www.springer.com/gp
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| Location | Berlin, Germany [柏林, 德國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliations: Sheng Yen Education Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Buddhism at the University of British Columbia |
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| Keyword | Yixing; Amoghavajra; Śubhakarasiṃha; Navagraha; Astronomy; Astrology; Chinese calendar |
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| Abstract | This study reviews the Chinese Buddhist approach to astronomy and calendars during the first millennium CE. I demonstrate that although Indian astronomical and calendrical concepts were often translated into Chinese Buddhist literature, few of these conventions were ever actually implemented in China. I also demonstrate that the Chinese sangha relied upon secular and/or Indian astronomical materials in translation. I highlight the eighth-century monk Yixing as a unique example of a Chinese Buddhist monk who also acted as a court astronomer, but I argue that despite his identity as a monk, his career as an astronomer was actually separate from his activities within Buddhism. Finally, with additional reference to Amoghavajra, I argue that Buddhism as an institution in China did not facilitate developments in astronomy or calendrical science, but rather it took a deferential attitude toward these fields. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction
Historical Background
Astronomy and Calendrical Science in the Chinese Sangha
The Remarkable Career of Yixing in Astronomy
Amoghavajra and Astrology
Chinese Buddhism and Horoscopy
Conclusion
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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| ISSN | 25220926 (P); 25220934 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s42240-020-00082-y |
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| Hits | 284 |
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| Created date | 2021.03.04 |
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| Modified date | 2022.08.18 |
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