The blogger monk in Southern China: Dingkong

Stefania Travagnin

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    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 languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationFigures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia
    EditorsJustin McDaniel, Mark Rowe, Jeffrey Samuels
    Place of PublicationHonolulu
    PublisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press
    Pages170-173
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)9780824858568
    ISBN (Print)9780824858544
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun-2016

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