Abstract

From the Song Dynasty onwards, Buddhism maintained its vitality under state control, with a notable intellectual fusion with Confucianism. During the Yuan Dynasty, ruled by the Mongols, Tibetan Buddhism arrived and formed a unique culture. We introduce in detail the exchange with Japan through trade, the folk beliefs that live on to the present, Buddhist art, and the issues contemporary Chinese Buddhism faces.

Author’s Information

Katsumi Okimoto
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1943. He dropped out of the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences (Indian Philosophy) at the University of Tokyo. He served as a lecturer, professor, and vice-president at Hanazono University and is now an emeritus professor at the same university. He holds a Doctorate in Literature. His works include "Mud and Lotus: Reading Zen Master Hakuin" (Daifaron Press) and "Zhaozhou: The Vivid Landscape of a Master Who Lived Zen Lightly" (Rinshosha).