The Religious Philosophy of Liang Shuming

The Hidden Buddhist
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-17151-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g

Reihe: Modern Chinese Philosophy

Liang Shuming (1895-1988) is one of the most important Chinese philosophers in twentieth century China. Generally considered to be a Confucian, and even the last Confucian, the author argues that he was in fact a Buddhist. Liang’s thoughts are analysed within the background of the intellectual debates on religion in republican China. He reshaped the Western concept of religion from the standpoint of Yogacara Buddhism. Yet, he advocated for the present time Confucianism as the ethical religion that would lead ultimately to the Buddhist liberation. Examining Liang’s religious belief sheds new light on his fascinating life, particularly his involvement in the Rural Reconstruction movement of the nineteen-thirties. It also explains why Liang was the only intellectual who dared to publically oppose Mao in the nineteen-sixties and seventies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meynard, Thierry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Chapter 1: The Shaping of the Concept of Religion in China
Chapter 2: A Philosophy and Typology of Religion
Chapter 3: Christianity as a Social Religion
Chapter 4: Buddhism as the True Religion
Chapter 5: Buddhist Practice and Yogacara Epistemology
Chapter 6: Buddhist Ontology
Chapter 7: Opposition to Humanistic Buddhism
Chapter 8: Confucian Morality as a Substitute for Religion
Chapter 9: Religious Aspects of Liang's Private and Public Lives
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Thierry Meynard, Ph. D. (2003) in Philosophy, University of Peking, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. He has written extensively on Chinese philosophy, comparative philosophy and the cross-cultural history of China and the West.