Heart of Buddha, Heart of China
The Life of Tanxu, a Twentieth Century Monk
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 20 January 2011
- ISBN 9780195398854
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages232 pages
- Size 163x234x25 mm
- Weight 476 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Monks are commonly thought of as sheltered from the world, but Master Tanxu, born Wang Futing in northeastern China in 1845, was fully engaged with the events of his age. He lived through three wars, finally fleeing the Communist armies in an American army plane and starting life over in the British colony of Hong Kong. As an old man, he became one of Hong Kong's most important religious leaders. He died in 1963, revered as "Master" Tanxu. James Carter's detective work has led him to untapped archival materials and to Tanxu's pupil and successor, Master Lok To, who helped Carter in his research. The resulting book is part travelogue, part history, and part biography of this remarkable man.
MoreLong description:
The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles-poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation--to become one of the most prominent monks in China, founding numerous temples and schools, and attracting crowds of students and disciples wherever he went. In this book, James Carter draws on untapped archival materials to provide a book that is part travelogue, part history, and part biography of this remarkable man. Tanxu lived in a time of almost constant warfare-from the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, to the Boxer Uprising, the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese occupation, and World War II. He and his followers were robbed by river pirates, and waylaid by bandits on the road. Caught in the struggle between nationalist and communist forces, Tanxu finally sought refuge in the British colony of Hong Kong. At the time of his death, at the age of 87, he was revered as "Master Tanxu," one of Hong Kong's leading religious figures. Capturing all this in a magnificent biography, Carter gives first-person immediacy to one of the most turbulent periods in Chinese history.
For every move of Tanxu, Carter provides the historical background information that helps the readers understand the circumstances of his actions. The result is a vivid and accessible account of a monk's life in a turbulent period in China's history.
Table of Contents:
Prologue: The Present Past
Not Far From Anywhere
Leaving Home
New Worlds
Family
Conditioned Arising
Ice and Fire
Famine and Flight
Qingdao
Life During Wartime
