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Worry for the Dai Nation: Sipsongpannā, Chinese Modernity, and the Problems of Buddhist Modernism

The Journal of Asian studies, 2008-02, Vol.67 (1), p.107-142 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2008 ;Copyright 2008 Association of Asian Studies Inc. ;2008 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright Association for Asian Studies, Inc. Feb 2008 ;ISSN: 0021-9118 ;ISSN: 1752-0401 ;EISSN: 1752-0401 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0021911808000041 ;CODEN: JASNBR

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Title:
Worry for the Dai Nation: Sipsongpannā, Chinese Modernity, and the Problems of Buddhist Modernism
Author: Borchert, Thomas
Subjects: Abbots ; Asian studies ; Buddhism ; Buddhism, Morality, and the Nation-State: Views from Srilanka and China ; Buddhists ; China ; Chinese culture ; Chinese languages ; Colonialism ; Context ; Dai ; Ethnicity ; Ethnology ; folk belief systems ; Meditation ; Modern society ; Modernism ; Modernist art ; Modernity ; Modernization ; Monks ; Nation states ; Religion ; Religion, magic, witchcraft ; Religions, beliefs, worships ; Religious movements ; South Asian culture ; Southeast Asia ; Southeast Asian culture ; Spirituality ; state ; Temples ; Theravada Buddhism ; Trends ; Xishuangbanna
Is Part Of: The Journal of Asian studies, 2008-02, Vol.67 (1), p.107-142
Description: Over the last thirty years or so, there has been a broad consensus about what constitutes modern forms of Theravāda Buddhism. “Buddhist modernism,” as it has been called, has been marked by an understanding of the Buddha's thought as in accord with scientific rationalism; increased lay participation, particularly in meditation practice and leadership of the Buddhist community; and increased participation by women in the leadership of the Sangha. In this paper, I call into question the universality of these forms by examining a contemporary Theravāda Buddhist community in southwest China, where Buddhism is best understood within the context of the modern governance practices of the Chinese state. Buddhists of the region describe their knowledge and practices not in terms of scientific rationality, for example, but within the ethnic categories of the Chinese state. I suggest that instead of understanding modern forms of Buddhism as a natural response to modernity, scholars should pay attention to how Buddhist institutions shift within the context of modern forms of state power.
Publisher: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0021-9118
ISSN: 1752-0401
EISSN: 1752-0401
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911808000041
CODEN: JASNBR
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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Worry for the Dai Nation: Sipsongpannā, Chinese Modernity, and the Problems of Buddhist Modernism

Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2008 ;Copyright 2008 Association of Asian Studies Inc. ;2008 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright Association for Asian Studies, Inc. Feb 2008 ;ISSN: 0021-9118 ;ISSN: 1752-0401 ;EISSN: 1752-0401 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0021911808000041 ;CODEN: JASNBR

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