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This center was established at Tàixū's [[太虛]] behest by Táng Dàyuán [[唐大圓]] on April 14, 1929 as part of the revitalized Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. It was begun with the agreement and financial support (100-200 yuan/person) of the Seminary's former board of directors. A branch of the Center operated in Beijing from the summer of [[1930]] to early [[1932]], where it was housed at the Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]]. | This center was established at Tàixū's [[太虛]] behest by Táng Dàyuán [[唐大圓]] on April 14, 1929 as part of the revitalized Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]]. It was begun with the agreement and financial support (100-200 yuan/person) of the Seminary's former board of directors. A branch of the Center operated in Beijing from the summer of [[1930]] to early [[1932]], where it was housed at the Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]]. | ||
| - | In 1932, the army billets that had been located at the Seminary since [[1926]] were finally moved out of the old buildings and the rooms were returned to Seminary control. The Center's organs included the Buddhist Studies Research Bureau 佛學研究部 and a library (世界佛學苑圖書館). The library was opened on September 25, 1932 and it and the Research Bureau were run by Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] from 1932 to [[1936]]. During this period, the Research Bureau was home to 27 graduates of various Buddhist Seminaries [[佛學院]] in China. | + | In 1932, the army billets that had been located at the Seminary since [[1926]] were finally moved out of the old buildings and the rooms were returned to Seminary control. The Center's organs included the Buddhist Studies Research Bureau 佛學研究部 and a library (世界佛學苑圖書館).<ref>See Shì Dōngchū for an extensive treatment of this library, including lists of members, the offices they held, and their research interest.</ref> The library was opened on September 25, 1932 and it and the Research Bureau were run by Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] from 1932 to [[1936]]. During this period, the Research Bureau was home to 27 graduates of various Buddhist Seminaries [[佛學院]] in China. |
A lecture series was run there from [[1933]] to [[1934]], with 29 lectures total. | A lecture series was run there from [[1933]] to [[1934]], with 29 lectures total. | ||
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| - | + | * Shì Dōngchū [[釋東初]]. ''Zhōngguó Fójiào jìndài shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. Taipei: Dongchu, 1974. Pp. 1.256-264. | |
* Yú Língbō 于凌波, ed. ''Xiàndài fójiào rénwù cídiǎn'' 現代佛教人物辭典 (A Dictionary of Modern Buddhist Persons), 2 vols. Taipei: Foguang, 2004. P. 1:811a-b. | * Yú Língbō 于凌波, ed. ''Xiàndài fójiào rénwù cídiǎn'' 現代佛教人物辭典 (A Dictionary of Modern Buddhist Persons), 2 vols. Taipei: Foguang, 2004. P. 1:811a-b. | ||
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This center was established at Tàixū's 太虛 behest by Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 on April 14, 1929 as part of the revitalized Wuchang Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院. It was begun with the agreement and financial support (100-200 yuan/person) of the Seminary's former board of directors. A branch of the Center operated in Beijing from the summer of 1930 to early 1932, where it was housed at the Bólín Institute 柏林教理院.
In 1932, the army billets that had been located at the Seminary since 1926 were finally moved out of the old buildings and the rooms were returned to Seminary control. The Center's organs included the Buddhist Studies Research Bureau 佛學研究部 and a library (世界佛學苑圖書館).[1] The library was opened on September 25, 1932 and it and the Research Bureau were run by Fǎfǎng 法舫 from 1932 to 1936. During this period, the Research Bureau was home to 27 graduates of various Buddhist Seminaries 佛學院 in China.
A lecture series was run there from 1933 to 1934, with 29 lectures total.
The entire Center closed, along with the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
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