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1 online resource (206 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Religion and society in Asia ; 8
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Religion and society in Asia ; 8.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index. |
| Summary |
This book tells the story of how a minority community comes to grip with the puzzling drama of modernity, history, globalization, and cultural assertion in an ever changing Malaysia. It captures the religious connection, transformation, and tension within a complex traditional belief system in a multi-religious society. In particular, the book revolves around a discussion on the religious revitalization of Chinese Buddhism in modern Malaysia. This Buddhist revitalization movement is intertwined with various forces, such as colonialism, religious transnationalism, and global capitalism. Reformist Buddhists have helped to remake Malaysia's urban-dwelling Chinese community and have provided an exit option in the Malay and Muslim majority nation state. As Malaysia modernizes, there are growing concerns by certain segments of the country's ethnic Chinese Buddhist population to separate Buddhism from popular Chinese religions. Nevertheless, these reformist groups face counterforces from traditional Chinese religionists within the context of the cultural complexity of the Chinese belief system. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Chinese Characters -- Orthography -- 1. Introduction -- The Origins of Buddhist Revitalization -- Colonization and Modern Religion -- Buddhist Modernism and Chinese Religions -- The Flexible Chinese Attitude towards Religions -- Buddhism in the Contestation of Religious Proselytizing in Malaysia -- The Transnational Reconnection of Mahayana Buddhism -- Fieldwork -- Chapter Overviews -- 2. A Brief History of Buddhist Transnational Connections -- Theravada Buddhist Communities in Malaya |
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Thai Buddhist Temples and Their Influence on Chinese Communities -- Burmese Temples and Their Influence on Chinese Communities -- Sinhalese Temples and Their Influence on Chinese Communities -- Early Mahayana Buddhism in Malaya -- Kek Lok Si (Temple of Paradise) -- The Penang Buddhist Association (PBA) -- Pan-Asian Phenomena of Buddhist Modernism -- Reformed Buddhism: Thai Lineage -- Buddhist Modernism: Sinhalese Lineage -- Ren Sheng Fo Jiao (Buddhism for Human Life): Mahayana Lineage -- Summary -- 3. Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement |
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The Discourse of Zheng Xin -- Zheng Xin in the Malaysian Chinese Buddhist Context -- Defending Zheng Xin Buddhism in Malaysia -- Conflict with the Unity Sect (Yi Guan Dao) -- Buddhicizing the Hungry Ghost Festival -- The Role of the MBA -- Formalization of Taking Refuge Ceremony -- The Malaysian Buddhist Institute -- Malaysian Buddhist Examination Syndicate (MBES) -- The Buddhist Youth Movement and Zheng Xin Buddhism -- Venerable Sumangalo: The Father of the Malaysian Buddhist Youth Movement -- The YBAM and Zheng Xin Buddhism -- The YBAM Network's Promotion of Zheng Xin Buddhism -- Summary |
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4. New Transnational Connections with Taiwan -- Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Merits Society -- A Brief History of Tzu Chi in Taiwan -- A Brief History of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Merits Society Malaysia -- Tzu Chi and Malaysian Buddhism -- Tzu Chi as a Humanitarian Corporation -- Mobilization of Malaysian Chinese Buddhists in Volunteer Work -- Charity Projects of Tzu Chi Malaysia -- Recycling Project -- Mass Participation -- Shifting of Buddhist Cosmologies -- Reinventing the Tradition of Self-Cultivation Practices -- Tzu Chi's Pragmatism -- Laity Oriented -- Fo Guang Shan |
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A Brief History of Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan -- A Brief History of Fo Guang Shan Malaysia -- Fo Guang Shan and Malaysian Buddhism -- Fo Guang Shan and the Chinese Mass Media in Malaysia -- Fo Guang Shan's Vision of a Buddhist Popular Culture -- Buddhist Education -- Differences between Tzu Chi and Fo Guang Shan -- Similarity of the Esthetics of Religious Space and Material -- Esthetics of Fo Guang Shan Malaysia's Temple -- Function and Use of Jing Si Books & Cafe -- Summary -- 5. Remaking Chinese Buddhists -- Chinese Communities and Buddhism in Malaysia |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chinese -- Malaysia -- History.
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Chinese. |
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Malaysia. |
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History. |
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Buddhism -- Malaysia.
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Buddhism. |
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Malaysia -- Civilization -- Buddhist influences.
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Civilization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tan, Lee Ooi. Buddhist revitalization and Chinese religions in Malaysia. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020] 9789463726436 (OCoLC)1142763113 |
| ISBN |
9789048551835 (electronic book) |
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9048551838 (electronic book) |
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9789463726436 |
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9463726438 |
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