{"product_id":"buddhist-china-paperback-9781108080330","title":"Buddhist China (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108080330","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBuddhist China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn informed 1913 account of Mahayana Buddhism and monasticism by the British administrator and scholar who tutored China's last emperor.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eReginald Fleming Johnston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108080330, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e508 pages, 42 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14.2 x 3 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874–1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a keen intellectual interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. His fourteen-year posting to the relatively quiet port of Weihaiwei allowed him to indulge this interest and to travel to places not usually visited by Europeans. In 1918, he was appointed tutor to the young Puyi (1906–67), who had been China's last emperor before his forced abdication. Deeply interested in Mahayana Buddhism, Johnston played an important role in raising Western awareness of its philosophy and practice in China. This work, first published in 1913, provides valuable insight into the history of this branch of Buddhism as well as fascinating accounts of notable centres of Chinese monasticism. Among other works, Johnston's Confucianism and Modern China (1934) and Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The 'three religions' of China\u003cbr\u003e 2. Buddhism under A?oka and Kanishka\u003cbr\u003e 3. Early Buddhism and its philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 4. The ideals of Hinayana and Mahayana\u003cbr\u003e 5. Buddhist schools and sects in China\u003cbr\u003e 6. Pilgrimages and the sacred hills of Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'The pilgrim's guide'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ti-tsang Pusa\u003cbr\u003e 9. The prince-hermit of Chiu-hua and his successors\u003cbr\u003e 10. Monks and monasteries of Chiu-hua\u003cbr\u003e 11. Puto-shan and Kuan-yin Pusa\u003cbr\u003e 12. The monastic history of Puto-shan\u003cbr\u003e 13. The 'northern monastery' and 'Buddha's peak'\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Buddhism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Buddhism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Buddhism%20%5BHRE%5D%22\"\u003eHRE\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266207928600,"sku":"9781108080330","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108080330i_14ee0752-305b-4bfe-ac23-e67332374111.jpg?v=1696751765","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/buddhist-china-paperback-9781108080330","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}