The Chinese Buddhist Ritual Field: Common Public Rituals in PRC Monasteries Today
Issue: 27, Pages: 59 - 127
Published: Jul 1, 2014
Abstract
For centuries the performance of rituals has been one of the most common, complex, remunerative, and controversial activities in Chinese Buddhism. This article lays out the contours of the contemporary Chinese Buddhist “ritual field,” focusing on rituals called “Dharma assemblies” (fahui�!<}�¬ ) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Based on a selection of announcements and ritual schedules posted in monasteries during 2009-2013, I show which...
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