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| - | == Zēng Pǔxìn 曾普信 ( | + | == Zēng Pǔxìn 曾普信 (1902-1977) == |
| - | * Born 1902 in Kaohsiung 高雄, Taiwan 台灣 | + | * Born [[1902]] in Kaohsiung 高雄, Taiwan 台灣 |
* Alternate name: Zēng Jǐnglái 曾景來 | * Alternate name: Zēng Jǐnglái 曾景來 | ||
'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
| - | Studied in Japan from from | + | Studied in Japan from from [[1921]] to [[1929]]. He graduated from college in March, [[1928]]. The following March 18, he became a Sōtō missionary. In [[1931]], he became a teacher at the Taiwanese Buddhist High School 台灣佛教中學林. |
| - | From 1932 to 1940 he spent his time studying and writing. In 1939, he wrote 臺灣宗教と迷信陋習, the work for which he is best known. | + | From [[1932]] to [[1940]] he spent his time studying and writing. In [[1939]], he wrote 臺灣宗教と迷信陋習, the work for which he is best known. |
| - | From 1947, he edited the magazine ''Taiwanese Buddhism'' [[台灣佛教]]. | + | From [[1947]], he edited the magazine ''Taiwanese Buddhism'' [[台灣佛教]]. |
| - | In 1949 he became abbot of Dōngjìng Temple 東淨寺 in Huálián 華蓮, and retired in 1965. That same year, he helped the mainland monk Shì Dōngchū [[釋東初]] establish himself at Fǎzàng Temple 法藏寺 in Běitóu 北投. | + | In [[1949]] he became abbot of Dōngjìng Temple 東淨寺 in Huálián 華蓮, and retired in 1965. That same year, he helped the mainland monk Shì Dōngchū [[釋東初]] establish himself at Fǎzàng Temple 法藏寺 in Běitóu 北投. |
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Biography
Studied in Japan from from 1921 to 1929. He graduated from college in March, 1928. The following March 18, he became a Sōtō missionary. In 1931, he became a teacher at the Taiwanese Buddhist High School 台灣佛教中學林.
From 1932 to 1940 he spent his time studying and writing. In 1939, he wrote 臺灣宗教と迷信陋習, the work for which he is best known.
From 1947, he edited the magazine Taiwanese Buddhism 台灣佛教.
In 1949 he became abbot of Dōngjìng Temple 東淨寺 in Huálián 華蓮, and retired in 1965. That same year, he helped the mainland monk Shì Dōngchū 釋東初 establish himself at Fǎzàng Temple 法藏寺 in Běitóu 北投.
Major Works:
臺灣宗教と迷信陋習, 1939.
References:
Xǔ Xuějī 許雪姬, et al, eds. Táiwān lìshǐ cídiǎn 臺灣歷史辭典 (Historical Dictionary of Taiwan). (Taipei: Yuan-Liou, 2003), 884-885.