{"product_id":"the-huayan-university-network-9780231194303","title":"The Huayan University Network","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErik J. Hammerstrom recasts the history of twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism by examining how Huayan Buddhism was imagined, taught, and practiced during a period of profound political and social change. He traces the influence of Huayan University, the first Buddhist monastic school founded after the fall of the imperial system in China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This book] is a rich and rewarding exploration of a crucially important aspect of modern East Asian Buddhism. -- Gregory Adam Scott * Journal of Buddhist Ethics *\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched and analytically sophisticated...the book will therefore be of great interest to scholars and students interested in East Asian Buddhism in general, as well as those interested in the history of monastic education. * H-Buddhism *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume would prove invaluable to those with an interest in Republican- era as well as modern- day Buddhism in China. More broadly, those with an interest in monastic education as well as the general field of Buddhism and education have much to gain from this volume. -- Joseph Chadwin, University of Vienna * Religious Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003eHammerstrom carves a new \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etrail through twentieth-century Chinese Buddhist worlds and reveals a clear and fresh view of this complex terrain. His pioneering study draws from a broad range of primary sources to provide a richly detailed, multidimensional portrait of interconnected individuals, institutions and academies, texts, concepts, and meditative practices. A fundamentally important and much appreciated exploration. -- Raoul Birnbaum, University of California, Santa Cruz\u003cbr\u003eHuayan Buddhism offers a unique view into the realm of mutually interrelated worldly and transcendental phenomena, which was realized by Buddha in his enlightenment according to one of the most voluminous Mahāyāna sūtra, the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, and was taught by the Huayan school in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907). Hammerstrom’s valuable book sheds light on the importance of Huayan tradition in modern Chinese Buddhism through the establishment of Huayan Universities to provide nonsectarian, traditional, and modern education for monastics. -- Imre Hamar, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest\u003cbr\u003eHuayan Buddhism is one of the most distinctively East Asian forms of Buddhism, and recent Buddhist scholarship in English has not paid it deserved attention. Erik Hammerstrom’s book remedies the gap, offering a detailed discussion of its evolution in modern times in mainland China and Taiwan. Clearly written and well-researched, this book presents the reader with a pleasant and enlightening surprise regarding the liveliness of the tradition in our time. -- Jin Y. Park, author of \u003ci\u003eWomen and Buddhist Philosophy: Engaging Zen Master Kim Iryop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huayan University Network\u003c\/i\u003e is not just the history of a lineage; Erik Hammerstrom presents a remarkable, comprehensive narrative that analyzes people, places, reception history of doctrines and texts, education curricula for monks, financial sponsorship, and political background. This excellent monograph highlights how the Huayan school expanded from Republican China into East Asia, Taiwan, and the West and defines a model for future scholarship. -- Stefania Travagnin, editor of \u003ci\u003eReligion and Media in China: Insights and Case Studies from the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Huayan as a School of Chinese Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e2. The Huayan Universities\u003cbr\u003e3. Second- and Third-Generation Programs\u003cbr\u003e4. The Huayan University Network After 1949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Huayan Doctrine in Republican China\u003cbr\u003e6. A Common Curriculum\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eList of Chinese Characters\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400346607959,"sku":"9780231194303","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231194303.jpg?v=1730470450","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-huayan-university-network-9780231194303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}