Foyin diantai 佛音電台 - Revision history

Greg at 03:40, 8 April 2011

Greg — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:40:28 GMT

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-	== Buddha's Voice Radio XMHB~~: Fóyīn diàntái 佛音電台 XMHB==~~	+	'''Fóyīn diàntái 佛音電台 (Buddha's Voice Radio)''', callsign XMHB, was the first Buddhist radio station in China (and possibly the world).

-	~~This was the first Buddhist radio station in China (and possibly the world).~~	+	* [[1933]] - [[1940]]
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-	* [[~~1930s~~]] - [[1940]]	+
	* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]		* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]

-	~~The nightly broadcasts that comprised this station~~'~~s primary activity were transmitted from the headquarters of~~ the Buddhist ~~Pure Karma Society~~ [[~~佛教淨業社~~]] ~~at the Enlightenment Garden~~ [[覺園]]. ~~Broadcasts were made up of liturgical chants~~, ~~modern Buddhist songs (often drawn from Hóngyī's~~ [[弘一]] ~~Qīngliáng Song Collection~~ [[~~清涼歌集~~]]), ~~dharma talks~~, and ~~other things~~.	+	On June 8, 1933, ''Shēnbào'' 申報 reported that the Buddhist Association of China [[中國佛教會]] planned to establish a radio station in Shànghǎi [[上海]]. The project was led by local laypeople such as Shī Shěngzhī [[施省之]], Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]], Wén Lántíng [[聞蘭亭]] and others. The planned station would have a power of 500 watts, enough to broadcast to the whole of China, and apart from broadcasting essential teachings of Buddhism, it would also report news from local branches of the association.

-	~~The radio~~ was ~~shut down by Japanese forces in~~ [[~~1940~~]].	+	Fóyīn diàntái 佛音電台 (Buddha's Voice Radio) was officially registered on June 21, 1933, broadcasting at 980 kilocycles. The nightly broadcasts that comprised this station's primary activity were transmitted from the headquarters of the Buddhist Pure Karma Society [[佛教淨業社]] at the Enlightenment Garden [[覺園]]. Broadcasts were made up of liturgical chants, modern Buddhist songs (often drawn from Hóngyī's [[弘一]] Qīngliáng Song Collection [[清涼歌集]]), dharma talks, and other things.

-	~~----~~	+	A broadcast schedule from July 1937 runs from 7:00 AM to 10:45 PM, and includes chants of the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經, educational programs, music and plays, medical information, and stories.
-	''~~'Notes'~~''	+

-	~~<references/>~~	+	The radio was shut down by Japanese forces in [[1940]].

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* Tarocco, Francesca. ''The Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism: Attuning the Dharma.'' New York: Routledge, 2007. Pp. 129-130.		* Tarocco, Francesca. ''The Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism: Attuning the Dharma.'' New York: Routledge, 2007. Pp. 129-130.
	* {{BRC}} Pp. 76-77.		* {{BRC}} Pp. 76-77.

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Erik hammerstrom at 16:33, 14 July 2010

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	* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]		* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]

-	The nightly broadcasts that comprised this station's primary activity were transmitted from the headquarters of the Buddhist Pure Karma Society [[佛教淨業社]] at the Enlightenment Garden 覺園. Broadcasts were made up of liturgical chants, modern Buddhist songs (often drawn from Hóngyī's [[弘一]] Qīngliáng Song Collection [[清涼歌集]]), dharma talks, and other things.	+	The nightly broadcasts that comprised this station's primary activity were transmitted from the headquarters of the Buddhist Pure Karma Society [[佛教淨業社]] at the Enlightenment Garden [[覺園]]. Broadcasts were made up of liturgical chants, modern Buddhist songs (often drawn from Hóngyī's [[弘一]] Qīngliáng Song Collection [[清涼歌集]]), dharma talks, and other things.

	The radio was shut down by Japanese forces in [[1940]].		The radio was shut down by Japanese forces in [[1940]].

Greg: typo

Greg — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:02:23 GMT

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	This was the first Buddhist radio station in China (and possibly the world).		This was the first Buddhist radio station in China (and possibly the world).

-	* [[1930s]] - [[1940]	+	* [[1930s]] - [[1940]]
	* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]		* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]

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== Buddha's Voice Radio XMHB: Fóyīn diàntái 佛音電台 XMHB==

This was the first Buddhist radio station in China (and possibly the world).

* [[1930s]] - [[1940]
* Location(s): Shànghǎi [[上海]]

The nightly broadcasts that comprised this station's primary activity were transmitted from the headquarters of the Buddhist Pure Karma Society [[佛教淨業社]] at the Enlightenment Garden 覺園. Broadcasts were made up of liturgical chants, modern Buddhist songs (often drawn from Hóngyī's [[弘一]] Qīngliáng Song Collection [[清涼歌集]]), dharma talks, and other things.

The radio was shut down by Japanese forces in [[1940]].

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'''Notes'''

<references/>

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'''References:'''
* Tarocco, Francesca. ''The Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism: Attuning the Dharma.'' New York: Routledge, 2007. Pp. 129-130.
* {{BRC}} Pp. 76-77.

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