Identity in Transnational Buddhism-The Case of a Chinese Buddhist Nun in Shan State, Myanmar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3462289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei-Yi Cheng (0000-0001-6913-4320, Fo Guang University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1136 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13121136 |
| OpenAlex | W4309936994 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper will use the case study of a Chinese Mahayana Buddhist nun in a border town in Shan state, Myanmar, to explore the importance of identity in transnational Buddhism. Three life stories related to the Chinese Mahayana Buddhist nun will be told; that is, stories of her mother, her tonsure grandmaster, and herself. The main discussion of this paper is on the analysis of three dimensions of the nun's identity, which are overseas Chinese, Mahayana monastic, and Buddhist nun. This paper will argue that identity is a crucial factor in transnational Buddhism, for identity helps an individual to communicate, interact, and take actions with others transnationally
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Buddhism · Chinese buddhism · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Asian Studies and History · Computer Science · Gender Studies · History · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Religious studies
Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia
Buddhist Cultural Regulations of Violence
Identity Theory
Global Modernities
Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar
Two buddhisms further considered
Growing but as a sideline
Introduction
Foundations of criticality
Structure, Context, and Ideological Dissonance in Transnational Religious Networks
The history and politics of schooling in Myanmar
I am the Buddha, the Buddha is Me”
Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka
Beyond Borders
Renunciation and Empowerment of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar-Burma
Heresy and Monastic Malpractice in the Buddhist Court Cases (Vinicchaya) of Modern Burma (Myanmar)
The birth of Buddhist politics of religious freedom in Myanmar
The Global Distribution of the Overseas Chinese Around 1990
When Mahāyāna Meets Theravāda
Who's Counting
The Local and the Global
Contested Chinese identities among ethnic minorities in the China, Burma and Thai borderlands
Law and 'race' in the citizenship spaces of Myanmar
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |