Xiandai sengqie 現代僧伽

Xiàndài sēngqié 現代僧伽 Modern Sangha

Print run: March 1928 – April 1932 (then the name was changed to Xiàndài fójiào zhōukān 現代佛教周刊); under that name, it ran until at least August 1933 Other Info: Printed by Fēngxíng 風行 Publishing Associated Location(s): First at Minnan Buddhist Seminary 閩南佛學院, later Cháozhōu 潮州 Associated Person(s): Dàxǐng 大醒 Associated Organization(s): Xiàndài sēngqié shè 現代僧伽社

Xiàndài sēngqié 現代僧伽 (Modern Sangha) was a Chinese Buddhist periodical that promoted the formation of a modern sangha, modern Buddhism and a modern society.

Published quarterly and averaged about 100 pages per issue. When Dàxǐng went to Cháozhōu in April, 1932 the name was changed to Xiàndài fójiào zhōukān 現代佛教周刊 (Modern Buddhism Weekly). After it became a monthly it began to focus on research into the principles of Buddhism and thus became much more academic. It took on hot topics of the day, such as the editor’s call for instituting monastic exams.

• MFQ has 20 issues. Starting from vol. 1929-1930 (published together around 450 pages). It also has seven issues from 1928 and two from 1930 in vol. 139.
• MFQB has several issues from 1929 in vol. 39

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References

• MFQ 205:21