Local Perspectives on Monastic Practices in the Jianghuai Region During the Mid-to-Late Tang Period: Ordination Altars, Social Networks, and the Cult of Sengqie 僧伽

The so-called “counterfeit monks and nuns” 僧尼偽濫 is regarded as an important reason for the “Huichang Persecution of Buddhism” 會昌滅佛, but it reflects the central views of the Tang Dynasty. When we delve into the local society of the Mid-to-Late Tang period, we find that they developed their own narrat...

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Main Author: Yimin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/6/781
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