After the arrival of Buddhism toward the end of the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220), Buddhism found itself in a fierce conflict with indigenous Chinese thought. The controversies between Confucianism and Buddhism reached their peak in the time of the Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589). By then these two ideologies had gone through a long period of mutual conflict. When Buddhism spread East from China and entered Korea and Japan, a wide array of intense debates was aroused in 14th and 15th century Korea and in 17th century Japan that resulted in an ultimate confluence between Confucianism and Buddhism. This volume tells the story of the debate between Buddhism and Confucianism in East Asia and explains the reason why the confluence between these two systems of thought is possible.
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Foreword 7 Introduction 13 1. A Historical Review of East Asian Confucian-Buddhist Debates 15 1 China 15 2 Korea 20 3 Japan 24 2. Common Topics of the East Asian Confucian-Buddhist Debates and the Buddhists’ Responses 29 2.1 The Questions of Family Ethics: Filial Piety and Leaving Home for a Monastic Life (孝與出家) 29 1) China 29 2) Korea 33 3) Japan 34 2.2 Questions of Political Ethics: Buddhist Monks and Kingship (沙門 與王權) 37 1) China 37 2) Korea 42 2.3 Questions of the Distinction Between Chinese (Civilized People) and Barbarians (華夷) 44 1) China 44 2) Korea 46 24 The Question of the Relationship Between the Consciousness (Soul) and Body (神識與形體) 48 1) China 48 2) Korea 60 25 Questions of Karma and Samsara (因果與輪迴) 61 1) China 61 2) Korea 67 3) Japan 71 3 Discursive Strategies in Debate and Confluence between Confucianism and Buddhism in East Asia 75 4 Conclusion 83 Bibliography 85 Primary Sources 85 Secondary Sources 88 Index of Names 93 Index of Terms 97
