The article examines the globalization of China’s Buddhism. Such new modern values as science and progress, along with competition from Christianity stimulated a modern reform of Buddhism in China in the early twentieth century that was then carried abroad through emigration and other transnational movement. This paper examines the ongoing interactions among Buddhists across difference nation-state spaces that have constituted the spread of this Buddhism. We show how transnational networks of clergy and devotees are constituted through affiliations of kinship, loyalty and region. These, in turn, faciliate allocations of personnel, money, and legitimacy that have not only institutionalized Buddhism in Southeast Asian and North American overseas Chinese communities but also supported its revival in late twentieth century China.
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Introduction 217 Chinese Globalization through Transnational Networks 219 The Network Organization of Chinese Buddhism 220 The Modernization of Buddhism: from China to the Diaspora 222 Growth of the Chinese Diaspora 223 The Movement of Buddhism to Southeast Asia and North America 224 Clergy Networks 226 Clergy Careers and Networks 226 Lay Devotee Networks as an Expansive Force 232 Conclusion 234 References 236
