Female Education in a Chan Public Monastery in China: The Jiangxi Dajinshan Buddhist Academy for Nuns by Daniela Campo

“…What does this case study tell us about the gender balance in Chinese Buddhism today? This paper, based on fieldwork, will try to answer these questions by especially considering enrollment and scale, students and personnel, and curricula and schedule of the Jiangxi Dajinshan Buddhist Academy for Nuns.…”
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Lute, Sword, Snake, and Parasol—The Formation of the Standard Iconography of the Four Heavenly Kings in Chinese Buddhist Art by Tianshu Zhu

“…What revealed in the development of this iconography is the complex relationship among the Tibetan, Tanguts, Mongols, and Chinese Buddhism.…”
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Equality of Access? Chinese Women Practicing Chan and Transnational Meditation in Contemporary China by Ngar-Sze Lau

“…Through examining some ethnographic cases of Chinese nuns and laywomen, this paper argues that the transnational meditation movement has an impact not only on gender equality, especially concerning Chinese women practicing meditation, but also on the development of contemporary Chinese Buddhism. The significant role of Chinese female meditators in promoting Buddhist meditation can reflect a trend of re-positioning the Chan School in contemporary China.…”
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The Number and Regional Distribution of Chinese Monks after the Mid-Qing Dynasty by Xuesong Zhang

“…However, the geographical layout of Chinese Buddhism did not changed much, as there was neither a noticeable decline nor a noticeable revival in the number of monks and nuns.…”
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The Perspective on Peace-Making of the Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Monk Jinghui 淨慧 (1933–2013) by Saiping An

“…In accordance with the principles of Chinese Buddhism regarding the nature of the mind, he posits that wars and conflicts on the global stage stem primarily from the mind, with external societal influences acting as secondary triggers. …”
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Hongzan’s Maitreya Belief in the Context of Late Imperial Chinese Monastic Revival and Chan Decline by Xing Wang

“…Hongzan’s personal anti-Chan sentiment and his intention to reestablish the study and practice of Buddhist Vinaya disciplines in a time of alleged “crisis” of Chinese Buddhism strongly influenced how he composed and transcribed eminent monks’ biographies related to the cult of Maitreya and Tuṣita Heaven. …”
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Chinese Chan Buddhism and the Agrarian Aesthetic in the Garden by Yun Wang, Yaoxuanzi Xiao

“…As the most important Buddhist school in the history of Chinese Buddhism, the philosophy of Chan Buddhism and its agricultural Chan practice have had a profound influence on the lives of the literati and scholars. …”
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A Study on the Funerals of the Han Buddhist Monks of Lingnan during the Late Qing Dynasty via the Haichuang Temple in Guangzhou by Ronghuang Wang, Wanqing Chen

“…The monks’ funeral rituals were recorded in detail in the Monastic Rules (清规) of Chan. The funeral of Chinese Buddhism monks after the Song Dynasty was known through the records of Monastic Rules. …”
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Teaching Transnational Buddhist Meditation with Vipassanā (<i>Neiguan</i> 內觀) and Mindfulness (<i>Zhengnian</i> 正念) for Healing Depression in Contemporary China by Ngar-sze Lau

“…The hybrid inclusion of mindfulness exercises from secular programs and psychoanalytic exercises into a <i>vipassanā</i> meditation retreat may reflect an attempt to re-contextualize meditation in Chinese Buddhism.…”
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The Influence of Wŏnhyo’s Understanding of “Shenjie” 神解 on the Chinese Commentaries on the <i>Awakening of Faith in Mahāyāna</i> by Jiyun Kim

“…Next, examining the usage of “shenjie” of the <i>Wŏnhyoso</i> in the later commentaries on the <i>AFM</i> after Fazang, such as the <i>Shilun</i>, the <i>Zanxuanshu</i>, the <i>Puguanji</i>, the <i>Zongmishu</i>, the <i>Bixueji</i>, the <i>Shulue</i>, and the <i>Huiyue</i>, has confirmed the influence of the <i>Wŏnhyoso</i> in Chinese Buddhism. In addition, the relationships between Chinese commentaries on the <i>AFM</i> were also clarified based on the commentaries’ acceptance of “shenjie”.…”
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Embodying Legacy by Pursuing Asymmetry: Pushou Temple and Female Monastics’ Ordinations in Contemporary China by Amandine Péronnet

“…This paper focuses on ordination procedures specific to women in Chinese Buddhism, and on the positions adopted by <i>bhik</i><i>ṣu</i><i>ṇ</i><i>ī</i>s regarding the procedures’ asymmetrical nature in contemporary China. …”
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Practice and Understanding in Modern Chinese Pure Land Buddhism by Jakub Zamorski

“…Previous studies on the intellectual and cultural history of Chinese Buddhism in China’s Republican (1911–1949) period suggest that the newly imported distinctions between religion and philosophy, and reason and faith, were instrumental in creating a new secular discourse that favoured the doctrinally orientated Buddhist traditions (notably Consciousness-only/Yogācāra) and belittled the more practical and devotional Buddhist currents (especially Pure Land Buddhism). …”
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