Releasing Life or Releasing Death: The Practice of and Discourse on Buddhist Animal Liberation Rituals in Contemporary Xiamen
The ritual of “releasing life” (fangsheng 放生), a form of Buddhist cultivation, has been widely practiced by Chinese Buddhists for at least fifteen centuries. This ritual is currently enjoying immense popularity among devotees in mainland China and within Chinese societies around the world. Yet the u...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 109-143 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Buddhism
/ Animals
/ Liberation
/ Ritual
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
中國佛教協會
B lay Buddhist groups B 都市宗教 B 廈門 B urban religiosity B Buddhist Association of China B Xiamen B 佛教居士群體 B fangsheng B 放生 B religious regulations B 宗教事務條例 |
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