Holmes Hinkley Welch (1924-1981)
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- Chinese Name 名字: Wēiěrqí 威爾奇
- Dharma name 法名: ??
- Born 1924
- Died by suicide in 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts
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Notable Associates:
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- Article editor: Erik Hammerstrom
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Holmes Welch (1924-1981) was an important American scholar of Daoism and early 20th century Chinese Buddhism.
Biography
Important Works
- Buddhism Under Mao. 1972.
- The Buddhist Revival in China. 1968.
- The Parting of the Way: Lao Tzu and the Taoist Movement. 1957.
- The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950. 1967.
- Taoism: The Parting of the Way. 1971.
- Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion. 1979.
Notable Students
Notes
References
- Fairbank, J. A. "Obituary: Holmes Hinkley Welch (1924-1981)." Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 40, no. 4 (August 1981): 864.