The early Song dynasty (960-1278) was a time of immense intellectual fervor, as China rulers, after over a century of internecine warfare, embarked on a new course that promoted wen (literary or cultural arts) over wu (martial prowess).
Studies are beginning to appear that discuss the dynamics of religion/state relations in modern China, and while many studies of pre-mode.
While books, articles, and essays on this topic are common for other regions of the world, especially the West and increasingly for Islamic regions, there are few works discussing the dynamics of religion/state relations in China.
The relationship between religion and the state is a topic of major concern in the history of religions. 976-997) for the purpose of educating the emperor and scholar-bureaucrats on matters pertaining to Buddhism, and thus serves the primary purpose of a guide book or primer on things Buddhist that Song administrators may need to know.
Zanning\'s work was compiled at the request of emperor Taizong (r.
It establishes principles for the Administration of Buddhism in China, many of which were customarily followed.
It details practices and policies regarding the Administration of Buddhism that are otherwise difficult to access, and is the major work of its kind in the Chinese context.
The Topical Compendium of the Buddhist Clergy is a primary source of our knowledge of Chinese Buddhist institutional history.
The new Song consensus which he helped forge became foundational for the future of China and formed the model for culture and civilization throughout East Asia.
Zanning (919-1001) was the leading Buddhist literatus at the Song court and his Topical Compendium of the Buddhist Clergy represents a major contribution to this debate, the understanding of which would be deficient without it.
With the new literary based agenda came a discussion of how to constitute Song\'s wen agenda, how to define wen values, what kinds of literature should be included and what excluded, and so on.
The early Song dynasty (960-1278) was a time of immense intellectual fervor, as China rulers, after over a century of internecine warfare, embarked on a new course that promoted wen (literary or cultural arts) over wu (martial prowess)
