About the Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. Introduction: Exploring Buddhism in Post-Mao China 1
5. Part I. Negotiating Legitimacy: Making Buddhism with the State
6. 1. Buddhism under Jiang, Hu, and Xi: The Politics of Incorporation 21
7. 2. Administering Bodhisattva Guanyin’s Island: The Monasteries, Political Entities, and Power Holders of Putuoshan 45
8. 3. Spiritual Technologies and the Politics of Buddhist Charity 77
9. 4. Tourist Temples and Places of Practice: Charting Multiple Paths in the Revival of Monasteries 97
10. Part II. Revival and Continuity: The Monastic Tradition and Beyond
11. 5. Bridging the Gap: Chan and Tiantai Dharma Lineages from Republican to Post-Mao China 123
12. 6. “Transmitting the Precepts in Conformity with the Dharma”: Restoration, Adaptation, and Standardization of Ordination Procedures 152
13. 7. Schooling Dharma Teachers: The Buddhist Academy System and Sangha Education 171
14. 8. A Study of Laynuns in Minnan, 1920s–2010s: Buddhism, State Institutions, and Popular Culture 210
15. Part III. Reinventing the Dharma: Buddhism in a Changing Society
16. 9. Urban Restructuring and Temple Agency—a Case Study of the Jing’an Temple 251
17. 10. Places of Their Own: Exploring the Dynamics of Religious Diversity in Public Buddhist Temple Space 271
18. 11. Cyberactivities and “Civilized” Worship: Assessing Contexts and Modalities of Online Ritual Practices 290
19. References 313
20. About the Contributors 343
21. Index 347