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The Power Of Interconnectivity: Tan Sitong's Invention Of Historical Agency In Late Qing China |
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Ip, Hung-yok
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Journal of Global Buddhism
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| Volume | v.10 Special Focus: Buddhist Activism and Chinese Modernity |
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| Date | 2009 |
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| Pages | 323 - 374 |
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| Publisher | Journal of Global Buddhism |
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| Publisher Url |
https://www.unilu.ch/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/institutes-departements-and-research-centres/department-for-the-study-of-religions/
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| Location | Lucerne, Switzerland |
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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 | 1. Research Articles
2. Author Affiliations: Milam Hall, Department of History Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331
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| Abstract | To explore how Chinese Buddhists acted as trailblazers of Engaged Buddhism, I shall analyze a late nineteenth-century thinker, Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 (1865–1898). The focus of my analysis is his masterpiece, Renxue 仁學. From his position of Buddhist eclecticism, Tan discoursed at length on non-differentiation as the truth of the universe to reflect on the creative disposition of human agency. He described in Renxue how this disposition would contribute to the agendas defining Chinese modernity. In addition, discussing the meanings of non-differentiation, Tan also generalized about the nature of the human agency he attempted to advocate: while he perceived the human agency blessed with a non-differentiating mindset as an omnipotent history-making force, he also argued that it did not confer upon its owner the status of world savior. In fact, in his view, the efficacy of a non-differentiating mind was determined by the world it aimed to help. Tan's signature piece, I argue, provides a lens through which we can observe modern Chinese Buddhism's role as an important part of the global formation of Engaged Buddhism. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 324
Milieu 327
Benevolence (ren) and Interconnectivity (tong) 330
Non-differentiation as the truth of the universe 330
Interconnectivity in the human realm 333
Fighting for and Looking Beyond the Individual's Self-expression 334
Legitimating a historical agency that struggled for self-expression 335
Trivializing self-orientedness for non-dualism 337
Working to Serve Others as Individuals 340
Respecting others' desires 341
Abandoning hierarchies for social and political equality 343
Working for China and the World 346
Connecting China to the West 346
Blurring national boundaries 348
Spirituality and Human Agency 351
Spiritual journey 351
Omnipotence of the benevolent ones 353
Limiting the omnipotence of the benevolent ones 355
Conclusion 357
Tan Sitong in Chinese history 358
Tan Sitong in the contemporary world 360 |
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| ISSN | 15276457 (E) |
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| Hits | 111 |
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| Created date | 2020.07.07 |
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| Modified date | 2020.08.11 |
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