1950s

The 1950s was an era of increasing regulation of religion on the Chinese mainland, while refugee monastics in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and elsewhere attempted to rebuild their religious culture.

1950

• 1950 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: gēngyín 庚寅, starting on February 16
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2494
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2011
  • Mínguó 民國 39
  • Shōwa 昭和 25

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1951

• 1951 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: xīnmǎo 辛卯, starting on February 5
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2495
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2012
  • Mínguó 民國 40
  • Shōwa 昭和 26

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1952

• 1952 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: rénchén 壬辰, starting on January 26
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2496
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2013
  • Mínguó 民國 41
  • Shōwa 昭和 27
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1953

• 1953 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: guǐsì 癸巳, starting on February 13
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2497
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2014
  • Mínguó 民國 42
  • Shōwa 昭和 28
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1954

• 1954 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: jiǎwǔ 甲午, starting on February 3
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2498
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2015
  • Mínguó 民國 43
  • Shōwa 昭和 29

1955

• 1955 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: yǐwèi 乙未, starting on January 23
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2499
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2016
  • Mínguó 民國 44
  • Shōwa 昭和 30

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1956

• 1956 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: bǐngshēn 丙申 , starting on February 11
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2500
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2017
  • Mínguó 民國 45
  • Shōwa 昭和 31

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1957

• 1957 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: dīngyǒu 丁酉 , starting on January 30
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2501
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2018
  • Mínguó 民國 46
  • Shōwa 昭和 32

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1958

• 1958 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: wùxū 戊戌, starting on February 18
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2502
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2019
  • Mínguó 民國 47
  • Shōwa 昭和 33

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1959

• 1959 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: jǐhài 己亥, starting on February 7
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2503
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 2020
  • Mínguó 民國 48
  • Shōwa 昭和 34

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