This book performs a useful service by introducing Zhaijiao (the vegetarian
religion), a laybased form of Buddhism derived from these practices
and that thrived in Taiwan as a result of orthodox monksÕ lack of
interest for the development of the religion on the island. Charles Jones
discusses in great details ZhaijiaoÕs beliefs and introduces its three main
sects. After making the case that these sects were distinct from clergy
based Buddhism, the author points to one of the central features that sets
Chinese Buddhism in Taiwan apart from the tradition in the continent. The
circumstances of Japanese colonization, he argues, have led the orthodox
clergy and members of Zhaijiao sects to found associations together in
order to ensure the survival of the Buddhist tradition. This attitude on the
part of the clergy, he notes, differs remarkably from that which prevailed
on the continent, where the clergy usually sided with governments in its
efforts to promote orthodoxy (p. 30).
This book performs a useful service by introducing Zhaijiao (the vegetarianreligion), a laybased form of Buddhism derived from these practicesand that thrived in Taiwan as a result of orthodox monksÕ lack ofinterest for the development of the religion on the island. Charles Jonesdiscusses in great details ZhaijiaoÕs beliefs and introduces its three mainsects. After making the case that these sects were distinct from clergybased Buddhism, the author points to one of the central features that setsChinese Buddhism in Taiwan apart from the tradition in the continent. Thecircumstances of Japanese colonization, he argues, have led the orthodoxclergy and members of Zhaijiao sects to found associations together inorder to ensure the survival of the Buddhist tradition. This attitude on thepart of the clergy, he notes, differs remarkably from that which prevailedon the continent, where the clergy usually sided with governments in itsefforts to promote orthodoxy (p. 30).
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