The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." In contrast, the Sung is often seen as an age in which the literati distanced themselves from Buddhism. This study of Sung devotional texts shows, however, that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. Others were drawn to Buddhism because of its power, which found expression and reinforcement in its ties with the state. For some, monasteries were extravagant houses of worship that reflected the corruption of the age; for others, the sacrifice and industry demanded by such projects were exemplars worthy of emulation. Finally, Buddhist temples could evoke highly personal feelings of filial piety and nostalgia.
This book demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. These changes built on basic transformations within the Buddhist and classicist traditions and sometimes resulted in the use of Buddhism and Buddhist temples as frames of reference to evaluate aspects of lay society. Buddhism, far from being pushed to the margins of Chinese culture, became even more a part of everyday elite Chinese life.
Mark Halperin is an Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. He received his Ph.D. at University of California, Berkeley in 1997.
Research Interests
Medieval Chinese literature, religion, and literati culture; Han Chinese accounts of border peoples.
Current Projects
An examination of the ties between Buddhist monks and local gods in late Tang and Song China
An examination of the depiction of doctors (yi) in medieval literature.
Major Publications
Out of the Cloister: Literati Perspectives in Sung China, 960-1279, Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2006.
"Domesticity and the Dharma: Portraits of Buddhist Laywomen in Sung China" in T'oung Pao 92.1-3 (2006): 50-100.
"Buddhist Temples, the War Dead, and the Song Imperial Cult," in Asia Major, 3rd ser. 12.2 (1999): 71-99.
Honors and Awards
ASUCD Teaching Award, 2003-4
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Fellowship, 2003-5
University Seed Grant, The Ohio State University, 2001-2
Courses Taught
Great Books of China (CHN 11)
Classical Chinese I (CHN 114)
Classical Chinese II (CHN 115)
Classical Chinese III (CHN 116)
Daoist Traditions (CHN 100A)
Traditional Chinese Literature (CHN 107)
The temple commemorative inscriptions composed in the Song show a variety that does not appear in those in the Tang. This difference indicates that in the Song, the literati held a subtle and diverse attitude toward Buddhism and Buddhist monasticism, and al...
评分The temple commemorative inscriptions composed in the Song show a variety that does not appear in those in the Tang. This difference indicates that in the Song, the literati held a subtle and diverse attitude toward Buddhism and Buddhist monasticism, and al...
评分The temple commemorative inscriptions composed in the Song show a variety that does not appear in those in the Tang. This difference indicates that in the Song, the literati held a subtle and diverse attitude toward Buddhism and Buddhist monasticism, and al...
评分The temple commemorative inscriptions composed in the Song show a variety that does not appear in those in the Tang. This difference indicates that in the Song, the literati held a subtle and diverse attitude toward Buddhism and Buddhist monasticism, and al...
评分The temple commemorative inscriptions composed in the Song show a variety that does not appear in those in the Tang. This difference indicates that in the Song, the literati held a subtle and diverse attitude toward Buddhism and Buddhist monasticism, and al...
说实话,我一开始对这本书的期望值并不算太高,毕竟市面上这类题材的书籍太多了,很容易让人感到审美疲劳。然而,这本书却成功地打破了我的固有印象。它的叙事角度非常独特,总能从一个意想不到的切入点来审视那些我们习以为常的事件或情感。这种新颖的视角,使得整个故事充满了新鲜感和思辨性。我特别欣赏作者处理复杂人际关系的方式,那种多层次的心理博弈和微妙的情感流动,写得极其到位,让人拍案叫绝。它不只是在讲故事,更像是在剖析人性深处的幽微之处。读完之后,我的脑海里还会持续回响着书中人物的某些台词,那种直击灵魂的冲击力,是很多作品所不具备的。这是一次非常成功的阅读体验,让我重新审视了许多既有的观念。
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评分这本书的结构安排堪称精妙。作者似乎对时间的掌控有着异乎寻常的天赋,时而将叙事拉得很长,详尽描绘一个关键时刻的铺陈;时而又极其简洁,用几笔勾勒出多年的光阴流逝。这种跳跃和交织,非但没有让故事显得凌乱,反而增强了戏剧张力,让读者时刻保持着一种探索和期待的状态。我尤其喜欢作者在处理背景信息时的手法,它们不是生硬地塞给我们,而是自然而然地融入到对话和行动之中,让人在不知不觉中构建起对那个世界的完整认知。总而言之,阅读它就像是在解一个结构精巧的谜题,每揭开一层,都有新的惊喜。对于那些追求叙事技巧和结构创新的读者来说,这本书绝对是不可多得的范本。
评分这本书带给我的是一种非常沉静、甚至可以说是冥想式的阅读体验。它的节奏舒缓,更专注于角色内心世界的细微波动,而不是外在事件的激烈冲突。作者的笔触极其温柔,但温柔之下却隐藏着一种强大的力量,能够洞穿表象,直达事物的本质。我喜欢它探讨的主题,那种关于选择、关于命运、关于时间和永恒的哲学思辨,处理得非常得体,没有丝毫的说教感,而是通过故事的载体自然地流淌出来。读完后,内心感到一种久违的平静和释然,仿佛经过了一次精神的洗礼。这是一种罕见的文学体验,它不仅仅是娱乐,更像是一种心灵的对话,非常适合在安静的午后或者夜晚,独自一人静静品味。
评分我必须承认,这本书的阅读门槛可能稍高一些,它要求读者具备一定的耐心和对特定领域知识的包容性。但一旦你跨过了最初的适应期,你会发现里面蕴藏的巨大能量。作者在构建世界观和知识体系方面所下的功夫是惊人的,那些专业术语和文化典故,都处理得既有深度又不失可读性。它不是简单地迎合大众口味,而是坚持了自己的艺术追求。这种“不妥协”的态度,最终成就了作品的厚重感和学术价值。我感觉自己读完这本书后,对某些历史脉络的理解都加深了,这是一种知识上的丰收。这本书带来的思考是持久的,它会成为你书架上可以反复翻阅的经典,每一次重温都会有不同的感悟。
评分开创性地将士人对佛教的态度放在“唐宋变革”的大框架去考察,研究了唐宋士人崇佛的根本性不同,并提出了宋代士人"worldly devotion"的概念,非常醍醐灌顶了。一向觉得预设历代士大夫都多少对佛教有好感,受佛教影响,只是根据个人情况好感度不同,影响程度不同,然后去搜寻与某个特定人物相关的资料,罗列一通史料的研究方法并不能给我们真正的启发。历史之所以重要便在于每个微小的时间和空间事实上都发生着令人恐怖的巨变,寻求这些矛盾、变化的合理解释是历史工作者的重要任务之一。
评分开创性地将士人对佛教的态度放在“唐宋变革”的大框架去考察,研究了唐宋士人崇佛的根本性不同,并提出了宋代士人"worldly devotion"的概念,非常醍醐灌顶了。一向觉得预设历代士大夫都多少对佛教有好感,受佛教影响,只是根据个人情况好感度不同,影响程度不同,然后去搜寻与某个特定人物相关的资料,罗列一通史料的研究方法并不能给我们真正的启发。历史之所以重要便在于每个微小的时间和空间事实上都发生着令人恐怖的巨变,寻求这些矛盾、变化的合理解释是历史工作者的重要任务之一。
评分开创性地将士人对佛教的态度放在“唐宋变革”的大框架去考察,研究了唐宋士人崇佛的根本性不同,并提出了宋代士人"worldly devotion"的概念,非常醍醐灌顶了。一向觉得预设历代士大夫都多少对佛教有好感,受佛教影响,只是根据个人情况好感度不同,影响程度不同,然后去搜寻与某个特定人物相关的资料,罗列一通史料的研究方法并不能给我们真正的启发。历史之所以重要便在于每个微小的时间和空间事实上都发生着令人恐怖的巨变,寻求这些矛盾、变化的合理解释是历史工作者的重要任务之一。
评分开创性地将士人对佛教的态度放在“唐宋变革”的大框架去考察,研究了唐宋士人崇佛的根本性不同,并提出了宋代士人"worldly devotion"的概念,非常醍醐灌顶了。一向觉得预设历代士大夫都多少对佛教有好感,受佛教影响,只是根据个人情况好感度不同,影响程度不同,然后去搜寻与某个特定人物相关的资料,罗列一通史料的研究方法并不能给我们真正的启发。历史之所以重要便在于每个微小的时间和空间事实上都发生着令人恐怖的巨变,寻求这些矛盾、变化的合理解释是历史工作者的重要任务之一。
评分开创性地将士人对佛教的态度放在“唐宋变革”的大框架去考察,研究了唐宋士人崇佛的根本性不同,并提出了宋代士人"worldly devotion"的概念,非常醍醐灌顶了。一向觉得预设历代士大夫都多少对佛教有好感,受佛教影响,只是根据个人情况好感度不同,影响程度不同,然后去搜寻与某个特定人物相关的资料,罗列一通史料的研究方法并不能给我们真正的启发。历史之所以重要便在于每个微小的时间和空间事实上都发生着令人恐怖的巨变,寻求这些矛盾、变化的合理解释是历史工作者的重要任务之一。
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