Sìhóng Seminary (Sìhóng xuéyuàn 四弘學院) was a Buddhist seminary 佛學院 started by Rénshān 仁山.
History
- 1922 to 1924[1]
- Location(s): Fàngshēng Temple 放生寺, Gāoyóu County 高郵縣, Jiāngsū 江蘇
In 1922, Rénshān 仁山 changed the name of the Tiāntái Seminary 天台學院 to Sìhóng Seminary, and established it at the temple where he was abbot. This seminary continued to focus on Tiāntái 天台 thought.
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Notes
- ↑ This latter date comes from Welch, who calls this the "K'ao-yu Fo-hsüeh yuen." Welch, Holmes. The Buddhist Revival in China. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. P. 286.
References
- Shì Dōngchū 釋東初. Zhōngguó Fójiào jìndài shǐ 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. Taipei: Dongchu, 1974 Pp. 1.206.
- Yú Língbō 于凌波, ed. Xiàndài Fójiào rénwù cídiǎn 現代佛教人物辭典 (A Dictionary of Modern Buddhist Persons), 2 vols. Taipei: Foguang, 2004. Pp. 1.77b. (From the entry for Rénshān 仁山.)