Abstract
Social media became a defining feature of the new China after the late 1980s. That is also the time when Han Buddhism was offered a new public visibility and engaged in a modernizing process that has influenced modalities of preaching and practice. Nevertheless, Buddhism is still framed within the official scheme and must “serve the Party.” This renewed and yet politically constrained environment is where the monk Dingkong (1976–present) has been educated and is now preaching.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia |
Editors | Justin McDaniel, Mark Rowe, Jeffrey Samuels |
Place of Publication | Honolulu |
Publisher | University of Hawai'i Press |
Pages | 170-173 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780824858568 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780824858544 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun-2016 |