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.

  • 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

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, to 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 in Chinese being published.

MFQ has over 200 issues. Looks fairly complete.


Notes



References:

MFQ 205.49-50

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