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Notable modern scholars in Buddhist studies Eugène Burnouf (1801–1852) Viggo Fausböll (1821–1908) Robert Caesar Childers (1838–1876) T.W. Rhys Davids (1843 ...
Buddhist modernism (also referred to as modern Buddhism, [1] modernist Buddhism, [2] Neo-Buddhism, [3] and Protestant Buddhism [4]) are new movements based on modern era reinterpretations of Buddhism. [5] [6] [7] David McMahan states that modernism in Buddhism is similar to those found in other religions.
Dharmakīrtiśrī, author of the “Wheel of Sharp Weapons” in what is believed to be modern Sumatra, Malay, or Burma; Dignāga, famed logician; Kamalaśīla (8th century), author of important texts on meditation; Kumārajīva, Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from the Kingdom of Kucha, Central Asia
This is a list of writers on Buddhism. ... List of modern scholars in Buddhist studies; References This page was last edited on 8 ...
Buddhist studies, also known as Buddhology, is the academic study of Buddhism.The term Buddhology was coined in the early 20th century by the Unitarian minister Joseph Estlin Carpenter to mean the "study of Buddhahood, the nature of the Buddha, and doctrines of a Buddha", but the terms Buddhology and Buddhist studies are generally synonymous in the contemporary context.
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Nuns from Taiwan pray in Taipei on May 8, 2011, in celebration of the Buddha's birth anniversary. Patrick Lin/AFP via Getty ImagesIn recent years, many Buddhist nuns have taken on leadership roles ...
Nanjō Bun'yū [1] (南条文雄) (1 July 1849 – 9 November 1927) was a Buddhist priest and one of the most important modern Japanese scholars of Buddhism.Nanjō was born to the abbot of Seiunji Temple (誓運寺), part of the Shinshu Ōtani sect (真宗大谷派) of the Higashi Honganji (東本願寺) branch of Jodo Shinshu.