Nanying fojiao 南瀛佛教

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Nányíng Fójiào 南瀛佛教 (South Seas Buddhism)

A Buddhist periodical published in Taiwan, known by three different names.

  • Total Run: July 1923 – December 1941
  • Location(s): Táiwān 台灣
  • Person(s): Lín Xǔzài 林許在
  • Associated Organizations: South Seas Buddhist Association 南瀛佛教會

Alternate Names

  • South Seas Buddhist Association News 南瀛佛教會會報 1923 - January 1930
  • South Seas Buddhism 南瀛佛教 January 1930 - January 1941
  • Taiwanese Buddhism 台灣佛教 February 1941 - December 1941

Roughly 33 pages per issue at some points, over 60 pages at others. Run by Taiwanese. Started in Chinese. Articles on scripture, faith, practice, poetry. It became bilingual Chinese-Japanese in July, 1936. By 1937, it had become heavily pro-Emperor and the Chinese content was almost completely removed, with only a few poems being published in Chinese.

  • MFQ has over 200 issues. Looks fairly complete.
  • MFQB has 22 issues from 1940 and 1941

References:

MFQ 205.49-50

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