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Original Research: Cross-cultural Religious Studies
Study on the relationship between Kumarajiva and Mahayana Buddhism in western regions of China
Submitted: 02 June 2024 | Published: 07 October 2024
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Wuqing Peng, School of Political Science and Law, Faculty of Philosophy, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China; and, Department of Xinjiang Religious Research Center, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China; and, School of Philosophy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaNinglin Sun, School of Political Science and Law, Faculty of Philosophy, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China
Abstract
Kumarajiva is a Chinese Buddhist master who came from the western regions of China. His religious thoughts went through a conversion from Hinayana Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism. Based on the process of Kumarajiva’s thought transformation, this article creatively proposes the consistency between Kumarajiva’s thought transformation and the localisation process of Buddhism in the western regions of China. The article aims to explore Kumarajiva’s special historical status in Chinese Buddhism history, especially the important impact of his Buddhism thoughts on Mahayana Buddhism in the western regions of China, such as Kucha and Gaochang, etc.
Contribution: This study reveals the thought transformation process of Kumarajiva, which is paralleled with the localisation process of Buddhism in the western regions of China. This study can offer references towards scholars in the field of religious history, especially in the field of Buddhist history in the western regions of China.
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