RT Article
T1 Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations
JF Harvard theological review
VO 102
IS 4
SP 497
OP 503
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2009
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1784652148
AB This dissertation explores the rise of Buddhist scholasticism in Republican China (1911–1949) through the career of one of its most outspoken leaders, Ouyang Jingwu (1871–1943). Ouyang Jingwu, a lay Buddhist intellectual, charismatic teacher and polemical writer, is most recognized for his critique of the East Asian Buddhist tradition, and this critique stands at the heart of the dissertation. In addition to presenting this critique, this dissertation explores one of the most innovative hermeneutical alternatives offered by this influential and creative thinker. To date, scholars have overlooked the importance of Ouyang for later intellectual developments. I argue here that understanding Ouyang's critique is crucial for later developments in Chinese intellectual history both within and outside of Buddhism.
DO 10.1017/S0017816009000972