Foxue banyuekan 佛學半月刊

Fóxué bànyuèkān 佛學半月刊 Buddhism Semimonthly

Print run: 1930, 1.30 – 1944, 12.16 (313 issues) Associated Location(s): Shànghǎi 上海 Associated Person(s): Fàn Gǔnóng 范古農, Yú Liǎowēng 余了翁, editors; other major contributors included Tàixū 太虛, Mǎnzhì 滿智, Huìzhōu 慧舟, Lǐ Yuánjìng 李圓淨, Hé Mòléi 何默雷, Lǐ Jīngwéi 李經緯 Associated Organization(s): Shanghai Buddhist Books 上海佛學書局

Fóxué bànyuèkān 佛學半月刊 (Buddhism Semimonthly) was a Buddhist newspaper published by Shanghai Buddhist Books 上海佛學書局 that ran from 1930 to about 1944. It was the largest Republican-era Buddhist periodical in terms of publication size.

It went to runs of more than 10,000, some of which were sold, others 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 dealt with a variety of current events and was known as being fairly confrontational.

• MFQ Vols. 47-55 has issues 1-167, 173-175, 177-201, 203-204, 207-214, 304-310, and 312-313 inclusive
• MFQB Vols. 65-66 has issues 168-172, 215-267, 269-282, 284-288, 295, 297-298, 303, and 311 inclusive

Print Run

Print Run, 1930
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
-	October 1, 1930	MFQ 47:2-9	Inaugural Issue
1	October 16, 1930	MFQ 47:10-17	Issued as no. 1 第一號
2	November 1, 1930	MFQ 47:18-25	Issued as no. 2 第二期
3	November 16, 1930	MFQ 47:26-33
4	December 1, 1930	MFQ 47:34-41
5	December 16, 1930	MFQ 47:42-49

Print Run, 1931
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
6	January 1, 1931	MFQ 47:50-57
7	January 16, 1931	MFQ 47:58-65
8	February 1, 1931	MFQ 47:66-73
9	February 16, 1931	MFQ 47:74-81
10	March 1, 1931	MFQ 47:82-89
11	March 16, 1931	MFQ 47:90-97
12	April 1, 1931	MFQ 47:98-105
13	April 16, 1931	MFQ 47:106-121	Includes a special supplement on the Third World Buddhist Congress
14	May 1, 1931	MFQ 47:122-129
15	May 16, 1931	MFQ 47:130-145	Includes a special supplement commemorating the Birth of the Buddha
16	June 1, 1931	MFQ 47:146-153
17	June 16, 1931	MFQ 47:154-161
18	July 1, 1931	MFQ 47:162-169
19	July 16, 1931	MFQ 47:170-177
20	August 1, 1931	MFQ 47:178-193	Includes a special supplement commemorating the birth of Guanyin 觀音 Bodhisattva
21	August 16, 1931	MFQ 47:194-201
22	September 1, 1931	MFQ 47:202-217	Includes a special supplement commemorating the birth of Dizang 地藏 Bodhisattva
23	September 16, 1931	MFQ 47:218-225
24	October 1, 1931	MFQ 47:226-241	Includes a special supplement on flood relief 水災特刊
25	October 16, 1931	MFQ 47:243-250	New page layout, also smaller page size?
26	November 1, 1931	MFQ 47:251-258
27	November 16, 1931	MFQ 47:259-266
28	December 1, 1931	MFQ 47:267-274
29	[December 16, 1931?]	Not reprinted in MFQ

Print Run, 1932
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
30	January 1, 1932	MFQ 47:275-290
31	January 16, 1932	MFQ 47:291-306
32	June 1, 1932	MFQ 47:307-322	Publication had been suspended due to the January 28 Incident
33	June 16, 1932	MFQ 47:323-339
34	July 1, 1932	MFQ 47:339-354
35	July 16, 1932	MFQ 47:355-370
36	August 1, 1932	MFQ 47:371-386
37	August 16, 1932	MFQ 47:387-402
38	September 1, 1932	MFQ 47:403-418
39	September 16, 1932	MFQ 47:419-434
40	October 1, 1932	MFQ 47:435-450
41	October 16, 1932	MFQ 47:451-466
42	November 1, 1932	MFQ 47:467-482
43	November 16, 1932	MFQ 47:483-498
44	December 1, 1932	MFQ 47:499-514
45	December 16, 1932	MFQ 47:515-530

Print Run, 1933
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
46	January 1, 1933	MFQ 48:1-24
47	January 16, 1933	MFQ 48:25-48
48	February 1, 1933	MFQ 48:49-78
49	February 16, 1933	MFQ 48:79-102
50	March 1, 1933	MFQ 48:103-126
51	March 16, 1933	MFQ 48:127-150
52	April 1, 1933	MFQ 48:151-174
53	April 16, 1933	MFQ 48:175-198
54	May 1, 1933	MFQ 48:199-222
55	May 16, 1933	MFQ 48:223-246
56	June 1, 1933	MFQ 48:247-274
57	June 16, 1933	MFQ 48:275-298
58	July 1, 1933	MFQ 48:299-322
59	July 16, 1933	MFQ 48:323-346
60	August 1, 1933	MFQ 48:347-370
61	August 16, 1933	MFQ 48:371-394
62	September 1, 1933	MFQ 48:395-418
63	September 16, 1933	MFQ 48:419-450	Special section commemorating the birth of Dizang 地藏 Bodhisattva
64	October 1, 1933	MFQ 48:451-474
65	October 16, 1933	MFQ 48:475-498
66	November 1, 1933	MFQ 48:499-522
67	November 16, 1933	MFQ 48:523-548
68	December 1, 1933	MFQ 49:1-22	MFQ reprint is missing a few pages at the end of the issue
69	December 16, 1933	MFQ 49:25-48

Print Run, 1934
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
70	January 1, 1934	MFQ 49:49-72
71	January 16, 1934	MFQ 49:73-96
72	February 1, 1934	MFQ 49:97-120
73	February 16, 1934	MFQ 49:121-144
74	March 1, 1934	MFQ 49:145-172
75	March 16, 1934	MFQ 49:173-196
76	April 1, 1934	MFQ 49:197-220
77	April 16, 1934	MFQ 49:221-250
78	May 1, 1934	MFQ 49:251-292	Special supplementary section on the 時輪金剛法會 performed by the Panchen 班禪 lama
78	May 1, 1934	MFQ 49:293-326	Main section of this issue
79	May 16, 1934	MFQ 49:327-354	New masthead design
80	June 1, 1934	MFQ 49:355-380
81	June 16, 1934	MFQ 49:381-406
82	July 1, 1934	MFQ 49:407-432

Print Run, 1939
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
183	June 16, 1939	MFQ 55:1-12
184	July 1, 1939	MFQ 55:13-24
185	July 16, 1939	MFQ 55:25-36
186	August 1, 1939	MFQ 55:37-48
187	August 16, 1939	MFQ 55:49-60
188	September 1, 1939	MFQ 55:61-72
189	September 16, 1939	MFQ 55:73-84
190	October 1, 1939	MFQ 55:85-96
191	October 15, 1939	MFQ 55:97-108
192	November 1, 1939	MFQ 55:109-120
193	November 16, 1939	MFQ 55:121-136
194	December 1, 1939	MFQ 55:137-152
195	December 16, 1939	MFQ 55:153-168

Print Run, 1940
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
196	January 1, 1940	MFQ 55:169-184	New cover layout
197	January 16, 1940	MFQ 55:185-201
198	February 1, 1940	MFQ 55:201-216
199	February 16, 1940	MFQ 55:217-233
200	March 1, 1940	MFQ 55:233-260
201	March 16, 1940	MFQ 55:261-276
202	[April 1, 1940?]	Not reprinted in MFQ
203	April 16, 1940	MFQ 55:277-292
204	May 1, 1940	MFQ 55:293-308
205	[May 16, 1940?]	Not reprinted in MFQ
206	[June 1, 1940?]	Not reprinted in MFQ
207	June 16, 1940	MFQ 55:309-324
208	July 1, 1940	MFQ 55:325-340
209	July 16, 1940	MFQ 55:341-356
210	August 1, 1940	MFQ 55:357-373
211	August 16, 1940	MFQ 55:373-390
212	September 1, 1940	MFQ 55:391-406
213	September 16, 1940	MFQ 55:407-422
214	October 1, 1940	MFQ 423-438

Issues 215-303, October 1940 to June 1944, not reprinted in MFQ

Print Run, 1944
Number	Date Published	Reprint Location	Notes
304	July 1, 1944	MFQ 55:439-446
305	July 16, 1944	MFQ 55:447-454
306	August 1, 1944	MFQ 55:455-462
307	[August 16, 1944?]	Not reprinted in MFQ
308	September 1, 1944	MFQ 55:463-470
309	September 16, 1944	MFQ 55:471-478
310	October 1, 1944	MFQ 55:479-486
311	[October 16, 1944?]	Not reprinted in MFQ
312	November 1, 1944	MFQ 55:487-494
313	November 16, 1944	MFQ 55:495-502	Final issue published?

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References

• MFQ 205.17
• MFQB 84:55