1. Author affiliation: Leipzig University / University of Cape Town 2. Buddhist Modernities: Re-inventing Tradition in the Globalizing Modern World, Edited by Hanna Havnevik, Ute Hüsken, Mark Teeuwen, Vladimir Tikhonov, and Koen Wellens. London and New York: Routledge 2017, 302 pages. ISBN 9781138687844 (hardcover), $119.96; ISBN 9781315542140 (eBook). 3. Special Focus: Buddhists and the Making of Modern Chinese Societies