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From “Sangha Forest” (叢林 Conglin) to “Buddhist Academy”: The Influence of Western Knowledge Paradigm on the Chinese Sangha Education in Modern Times
Author Liu, Yifeng (著)
Source Religions
Volumev.14 n.8
Date2023.08
Pages18
PublisherMDIP
Publisher Url https://www.mdpi.com/
LocationBasel, Switzerland [巴塞爾, 瑞士]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
Note1. Religions 2023, 14(8), 1068.

2. The Subtitle of the Journal: Social Life History of Chinese Buddhist Monks.

3. Author Affiliation: Beijing Foreign Studies University, China.
Keywordmodern Chinese Buddhism; Sangha Education; Buddhist Academies; Buddhist institutes; Buddhist monastic space
AbstractDrawing on Foucault’s theoretical framework of “space and power”, this paper examines the discursive construction of “knowledge” in the context of Chinese Buddhist education. It traces the historical transformation of Chinese Buddhist education from the traditional “Sangha Forest”(the monastic community; 叢林 Conglin) style education to the Buddhist Academy, and analyzes how modern Buddhism reshaped its social image and function from a faith-based to a knowledge-based culture. Furthermore, this paper explores the reasons why modern Buddhism requires “knowledge” as a bridge between its worldly and transcendental dimensions, and the roles of elite laymen and monasteries as “Buddhist Institutes” in the new discursive practice.
Table of contentsAbstract 1
Keywords 1
1. The Internal and External Constraints Imposed by the Discursive Power of “Knowledge” on Chinese Buddhist Education 1
1.1. External Constraints: Traditional Chinese Epistemology Reshaped by the Modern Western Education System 1
1.2. Internal Constraints: The Decline of Anti‑Intellectual Monastic Education in Traditional “Sangha Forest” (叢林 Conglin) in Modern China 3
2. The Rise of Knowledgeable Laymen 4
2.1. Elite Laymen and Their Initiative in Buddhist Studies 4
2.2. Laymen’s Efforts to Preserve the Space of Chinese Buddhist Education 6
2.3. The Improved Social Status of Laymen and the Changing Power Relations between Monastics and Householder Practitioners 7
3. The Establishment of “Intellectualized” Buddhist Institutes via the Collaboration of the Monastic and Lay Communities 8
3.1. The Traditional Conglin System and Its Hindrance to Establishing a Modern Buddhist Epistemology 8
3.2. The Integration of New Buddhist Institutes into Modern Education 10
3.3. The Learned “Student‑Monks (学僧 Xueseng)” and the New Dharma Lineages 14
4. Conclusions 15
Funding 16
Institutional Review Board Statement 16
Informed Consent Statement 16
Data Availability Statement 16
Conflicts of Interest 16
References 16
ISSN20771444 (E)
DOI10.3390/rel14081068
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Created date2024.05.28
Modified date2024.06.13



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