Zhengxin hui 正信會

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* Location(s): Hànkǒu 漢口
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Founded in [[1920]] by Wáng Sēnfǔ [[王森甫]]<ref>Welch gives his name as "Wang Sen-p'u", but these are the correct characters.</ref> as the Hànkǒu Buddhist Association 漢口佛教會. It was renamed the Buddhist Right Faith Society 佛教[[正信會]] in [[1928]]. This was primarily a lay society, and Wáng and his successors were followers of Tàixū [[太虛]]. The Society had a reciprocal relationship with the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], which sent the Society teachers and monks, and which was financially underwritten by the Society. This Society engaged in a variety of charitable activities, including running a school. It also published ''Right Faith'' Weekly [[正信周刊]].
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Founded in [[1920]] by Wáng Sēnfǔ [[王森甫]]<ref>Welch gives his name as "Wang Sen-p'u", but these are the correct characters.</ref> as the Hànkǒu Buddhist Association 漢口佛教會. It was renamed the Buddhist Right Faith Society 佛教[[正信會]] in [[1928]]. This was primarily a lay society, and Wáng and his successors were followers of Tàixū [[太虛]]. The Society had a reciprocal relationship with the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], which sent the Society teachers and monks, and which was financially underwritten by the Society. This Society engaged in a variety of charitable activities, including running a school. It also published ''Right Faith'' Weekly [[正信週刊]].
In April [[1922]], the Society launched a Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was headed by Táng Dàyuán [[唐大圓]].
In April [[1922]], the Society launched a Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was headed by Táng Dàyuán [[唐大圓]].

Revision as of 09:39, 22 June 2009

Buddhist Right Faith Society: Fójiào zhèngxìn huì 佛教正信會

A prominent lay Buddhist society linked with the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院.

  • 1920 - ??
  • Location(s): Hànkǒu 漢口

Founded in 1920 by Wáng Sēnfǔ 王森甫[1] as the Hànkǒu Buddhist Association 漢口佛教會. It was renamed the Buddhist Right Faith Society 佛教正信會 in 1928. This was primarily a lay society, and Wáng and his successors were followers of Tàixū 太虛. The Society had a reciprocal relationship with the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院, which sent the Society teachers and monks, and which was financially underwritten by the Society. This Society engaged in a variety of charitable activities, including running a school. It also published Right Faith Weekly 正信週刊.

In April 1922, the Society launched a Buddhist Studies Institute 佛教講習所, which was headed by Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓.

Notes:

  1. ↑ Welch gives his name as "Wang Sen-p'u", but these are the correct characters.

References:

  • Welch, Holmes. The Buddhist Revival in China. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. Pp. 77－81.
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