Seeking the Dharma on the World Stage
Lü Bicheng and the Revival of Buddhism in the Early Twentieth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5145166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peng Liu (0000-0002-8223-0007, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 558 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-27 |
| 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/rel10100558 |
| OpenAlex | W2976708354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article focuses on the Chinese woman writer Lü Bicheng 呂碧城 (1883-1943) and her relationship with the worldwide movement for the revival of Buddhism in the early twentieth century. Lü rose up in the context of the "new woman" ideal and transcended that ideal as she rejected the dualistic thinking that was prevalent in her time. She embraced both reason and religion, as well as both modern and traditional ideas. Her story demonstrates that religion and the creation of the "new woman" were not mutually exclusive in her life. In the 1920s and 1930s, Lü traveled extensively in the United States and Europe and eventually converted to Buddhism after she witnessed its popularity in the West. During this period, she successfully created a social space for herself by utilizing Buddhist sources to engage in intellectual dialogues on paranormal phenomena and animal protection. At the same time, she carved out a place for Buddhism in the discourse on the convergence and divergence of science and religion after the First World War (1914-1918
Aesthetics · Art · Buddhism · China · Dharma · Epistemology · Hinduism · Literature · Political science · Popularity · Sociology · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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| 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 |