Foxue banyuekan 佛學半月刊

Fóxué bànyuèkān 佛學半月刊 (Buddhism Semimonthly)

• Run: 1930, 1.30 – 1944, 12.16 (313 total issues)
• Location(s): Shànghǎi 上海
• Person(s): Editors Fàn Gǔnóng 范古農 and Yú Liǎowēng 餘了翁. Other major contributors: Tàixū 太虛, Mǎnzhì 滿智, Huìzhōu 慧舟，Lǐ Yuánjìng 李圓淨，Hé Mòléi 何默雷，Lǐ Zhèngxìng 李證性
• Associated Organizations: Shanghai Buddhist Books 上海佛學書局

Notes

The biggest Buddhist newspaper in the Republic in terms of publication size. It went to runs of more than 10,000, some of which were purchased, other of which were donated. The size of each individual issue varied from 7 to 20 pages, with an average of 10 pages per issue. Most of the famous writers of the time published in this newspaper. It deal with a variety of current events and was known as being confrontational.

References:

MFQ 205.17