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Buddhism in Taiwan: Preconditions for Modernization and Its Main Results |
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Rinchinov O.S. Candidate of Physics and Mathematics, o.rinchin@gmail.com |
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Oriental Studies |
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294.3 |
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| Annotation |
Taiwan (Republic of China) is one of the most highly developed countries in Asia. This country
has achieved undoubted success in economic and cultural, as well as social and political fields.
The phenomenon of Taiwanese modernization is connected with the strengthening of the religious
factor in society after a period of highly regulated religious life under the dictatorship of Chiang
Kai-shek. This paper describes the current state of Buddhism in Taiwan with its increasing role
and importance in social life during the age of democratization (from the 1980s to present) and
discusses the historical and doctrinal background of Buddhist modernization in Taiwan. The author
concludes that the doctrine of “humanistic Buddhism” has had a great impact on the formation of
contemporary Buddhist schools and analyzes the specificity of modern religious organizations in
Taiwan on the example of the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.
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| Key words |
Taiwan, modernization, humanistic Buddhism, Dharma Drum Mountain, Buddhist
education, welfare, social inclusiveness, laity. |
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| Full article | Buddhism in Taiwan: Preconditions for Modernization and Its Main Results |
