A new book discusses how Xi Jinping’s regime uses Buddhism as a cultural and propaganda resource, and Buddhist communities try to take advantage of it.
Buddhism
Tantra, Translation, and 20th-Century China: A Seductive Look at Esoteric Buddhism
Wei Wu’s new book offers a window into a captivating, enigmatic, and mostly unfamiliar aspect of Chinese Buddhism.
The Arrest of Shaolin’s Abbot Shakes Up Government-Controlled Chinese Buddhism
Known as a womanizer and a billionaire, but also as a strong supporter of the CCP, Shi Yongxin’s wrongdoings eventually became too infamous to overlook.
Dao Lu, Hero or Villain? Anti-Abortion Buddhist Monk Detained in China
Even if the charges of funds mismanagement were true, he called the attention of many Chinese to the very real problem of unwed pregnant mothers whom nobody helps.
China Buddhist Association Asks the Government to Crack Down on the Zhengjue Fellowship
Theological criticism surrounds the Taiwanese movement, known internationally as the Buddhist True Enlightenment Practitioners Association. Banning it in China is an entirely different issue.
China, National Crackdown on Master Di Shen’s Buddhist Group
Beginning on May 29, a large police operation targets a group labeled as xie jiao for political reasons.
Sinicization of Chinese Buddhism: What Does It Mean?
The 2023–27 Five-Year Plan for Sinicizing Chinese Buddhism is reaching the end of its first two-and-a-half-year period. An event in Beijing discussed its results so far.
China Buddhist Association: A Trojan Horse of Chinese Propaganda
Naïve Buddhists in democratic countries believe they are conducting genuine inter-Buddhist dialogue with a group that exists to advance CCP interests.
China, United Front Calls for More Control of Buddhist Life Release
A conference in Beijing on April 8 confirmed that possible excesses in setting animals free are used as a pretext for a stricter control of Buddhist practices.
Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan: A Leading Buddhist Monk Speaks Out
Reverend Shindo Mizuta, chief priest of Kongo-ji Temple, says that if the Unification Church is dissolved, many religions and temples will be at risk as well.