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Buddhism in Chinese Society: An Economic History from the Fifth to the Tenth Centuries=Les aspects economiques du bouddhisme dans la societe Chinoise du Ve au Xe siecle
Author Gernet, Jacques (著) ; Verellen, Franciscus (譯)
Date1995
Pages441
PublisherColumbia University Press
Publisher Url http://cup.columbia.edu/
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
Note720; Translated by Franciscus Verellen. Studies in Asian Culture. New York:Columbia University Press, 1995.
KeywordHistory of Buddhism in China; Economic Aspects of China; History of Economic, in Asia including Middle East: Labor, Demography, Education, Income and Wealth; Gernet, Jacques
AbstractExplores the economic history of Buddhism in Chinese society. Originally published in French as "Les aspects economiques du bouddhisme dans la societe Chinoise du Ve au Xe siecle." Discusses the number of sanctuaries and monks. Considers the general effects of Buddhism on the Chinese economy as well as the imbalance between production and consumption caused by the movement,the growth of subsidiary activities related to the construction of sanctuaries and the organization of festivals, and the diversion of commercial wealth toward the monasteries. Examines problems for the finances of the empire arising from the tax-exempt status of the monks and the government's sale of ecclesiastical offices granting fiscal immunity to the holder. Considers Indian monastic law and its influence on Chinese Buddhism. Examines the accumulation of assets by Buddhist monks and sanctuaries, addressing monastic landed property,serfs, mills and oil presses, commercial activities, usurious operations, and revenues from gifts and offerings. Discusses Chinese Buddhist tendencies toward competitive giving and sacrifice and their economic effects; the popular social environment and the formation of cult groups and organized associations; the wealthy laity and their political impact; and the motives of the ruling class in either opposing or furthering the Buddhist movement.
Gernet is a member of the Institut de France and Professor Emeritus at the College de France,Paris.
Table of contents1. Immediate Facts
2. Secondary Facts: The Fiscal Deficit
3. The Indian Heritage
4. Lands and Dependents
5. Industrial Installations
6. Commerce and Usury --
7. The Circuit of Giving --
8. Economics and Religion
9. The Popular Social Environment
10. The Wealthy Laity
11. The Ruling Class
12. Internal Contradictions in the Buddhist Movement in China.
ISBN0231073801; 9780231073806
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