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Precepts and the Calculation of Time: The Case of the Buddhist Monk Yixing |
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Zhan, Ru (著)=湛如 (au.)
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Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
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| Volume | v.5 n.2 |
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| Date | 2022.10 |
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| Pages | 232 - 255 |
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| Publisher | Cambria Press |
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http://www.cambriapress.com/
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| Location | New York, US [紐約州, 美國] |
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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 | Zhan Ru 湛如 is a Professor in Peking University’s School of Foreign Languages. Additionally, he is a vice president of the Buddhist Association of China and vice president of the Peking University Orientalism Research Institute. His areas of research include: Buddhist and Buddhist literature, the Indian Ministry of Buddhism, Dunhuang Buddhism, Buddhist system. |
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| Keyword | Buddhism and technological innovation; horological instruments; Yixing=一行(683–727); precepts; calendrical science |
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| Abstract | This study focuses on the reasons for the Tang dynasty monk Yixing’s 一行 (683–727) participation in calendar formulation, examining the many changes that Buddhism brought to China from a social perspective. It is argued that on both doctrinal and practical levels, Buddhism played a significant role in promoting science and technology to an unprecedented height of development in medieval China, or even the whole of East Asia, before it ceded its influence to other religions in modern times. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 232
Introduction 233
Monk and Calendrical Astronomy 234
The Precepts and Calendrical Calculation 238
Observing the Precepts and Telling Time with Clepsydras 244
Conclusion 250
Bibliography 251 |
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| ISSN | 25762923 (P); 25762931 (E) |
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| DOI | https://dx.doi.org/10.15239/hijbs.05.02.07 |
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| Hits | 346 |
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| Created date | 2023.08.16 |
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| Modified date | 2023.08.16 |
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