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	In the late 60's and early 70's, Welch wrote and edited five more books on Daoism and Chinese Buddhism, including his magisterial trilogy on 20th century Chinese Buddhism: ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950'' (1967), ''The Buddhist Revival in China'' (1968), and ''Buddhism Under Mao'' (1972). During this time, Welch was a research fellow at the East Asian Research Center at Harvard, a lecturer at both Harvard and Yale, and eventually assistant director of Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions.		In the late 60's and early 70's, Welch wrote and edited five more books on Daoism and Chinese Buddhism, including his magisterial trilogy on 20th century Chinese Buddhism: ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950'' (1967), ''The Buddhist Revival in China'' (1968), and ''Buddhism Under Mao'' (1972). During this time, Welch was a research fellow at the East Asian Research Center at Harvard, a lecturer at both Harvard and Yale, and eventually assistant director of Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions.

-	==Important Works==	+	== Important Works ==
-	* ''Buddhism Under Mao.'' 1972.	+	* ''The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement''. 1957.
-	* ''The Buddhist Revival in China''. 1968.	+	* ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900 - 1950''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967.
-	* ''The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement.'' 1957.	+	* ''The Buddhist Revival in China. With a section of photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1968.
-	* ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950.'' 1967.	+	* ''Taoism: The Parting of the Way''. 1971.
-	* ''Taoism: The Parting of the Way.'' 1971.	+	* ''Buddhism Under Mao''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972.
-	* ''Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion.'' 1979.	+	* ''Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion''. 1979.

	==Notable Students==		==Notable Students==

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	* Dharma name 法名: Shì Mohua <ref>According to this page [http://www.cloudwater.org/index.php/ch-an-buddhism/our-lineage]</ref>		* Dharma name 法名: Shì Mohua <ref>According to this page [http://www.cloudwater.org/index.php/ch-an-buddhism/our-lineage]</ref>
-	\|image=	+	\|image=[[File:Holmes_Welch.jpg‎\|center\|Holmes Welch]]
	\|birth=[[1924]]		\|birth=[[1924]]
	\|death=by suicide in 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts		\|death=by suicide in 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts

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	\|names=* Chinese Name 名字: Wēiěrqí 威爾奇		\|names=* Chinese Name 名字: Wēiěrqí 威爾奇
-	* Dharma name 法名: ??	+	* Dharma name 法名: Shì Mohua <ref>According to this page [http://www.cloudwater.org/index.php/ch-an-buddhism/our-lineage]</ref>
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	Welch wrote a number of books that are highly respected in the world of scholarship on Chinese religion. He wrote his first book, ''The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement'' (1957) while completing both his B.A. and his M.A. at Harvard University.		Welch wrote a number of books that are highly respected in the world of scholarship on Chinese religion. He wrote his first book, ''The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement'' (1957) while completing both his B.A. and his M.A. at Harvard University.

-	After completing his degree, Welch moved to Hong Kong [[香港]], where he served as a political officer in the office of the consulate general until 1959.	+	After completing his degree, Welch moved to Hong Kong [[香港]] in 1957, where he served as a political officer in the office of the consulate general until 1959.

-	In the late 60's and early 70's, Welch wrote and edited five more books on Daoism and Chinese Buddhism, including a magisterial trilogy on 20th century Chinese Buddhism: ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950'' (1967), ''The Buddhist Revival in China'' (1968), and ''Buddhism Under Mao'' (1972). During this time, Welch was a research fellow at the East Asian Research Center at Harvard, a lecturer at both Harvard and Yale, and eventually assistant director of Harvard's ~~Cent~~ for the Study of World Religions.	+	In the late 60's and early 70's, Welch wrote and edited five more books on Daoism and Chinese Buddhism, including his magisterial trilogy on 20th century Chinese Buddhism: ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950'' (1967), ''The Buddhist Revival in China'' (1968), and ''Buddhism Under Mao'' (1972). During this time, Welch was a research fellow at the East Asian Research Center at Harvard, a lecturer at both Harvard and Yale, and eventually assistant director of Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions.

	==Important Works==		==Important Works==
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	==References==		==References==
-	* Fairbank, J. A. "Obituary: Holmes Hinkley Welch (1924-1981)." ''Journal of Asian Studies'', vol. 40, no. 4 (August 1981): 864.	+	* Fairbank, J. K. "Obituary: Holmes Hinkley Welch (1924-1981)." ''Journal of Asian Studies'', vol. 40, no. 4 (August 1981): 864.

	[[Category:Biography]]		[[Category:Biography]]

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
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		+	During World War II, Welch served in the Russian sector of the State Department's Office of European Affairs.
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		+	Welch wrote a number of books that are highly respected in the world of scholarship on Chinese religion. He wrote his first book, ''The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement'' (1957) while completing both his B.A. and his M.A. at Harvard University.
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		+	After completing his degree, Welch moved to Hong Kong [[香港]], where he served as a political officer in the office of the consulate general until 1959.
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		+	In the late 60's and early 70's, Welch wrote and edited five more books on Daoism and Chinese Buddhism, including a magisterial trilogy on 20th century Chinese Buddhism: ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950'' (1967), ''The Buddhist Revival in China'' (1968), and ''Buddhism Under Mao'' (1972). During this time, Welch was a research fellow at the East Asian Research Center at Harvard, a lecturer at both Harvard and Yale, and eventually assistant director of Harvard's Cent for the Study of World Religions.

	==Important Works==		==Important Works==

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'''Holmes Welch (1924-1981)''' was an important American scholar of Daoism and early 20th century Chinese Buddhism.

==Biography==

==Important Works==
* ''Buddhism Under Mao.'' 1972.
* ''The Buddhist Revival in China''. 1968.
* ''The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement.'' 1957.
* ''The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950.'' 1967.
* ''Taoism: The Parting of the Way.'' 1971.
* ''Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion.'' 1979.

==Notable Students==
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==Notes==

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==References==
* Fairbank, J. A. "Obituary: Holmes Hinkley Welch (1924-1981)." ''Journal of Asian Studies'', vol. 40, no. 4 (August 1981): 864.

[[Category:Biography]]