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The Lingquan Temple
1media/Lingquansi_OldBuilding.jpg2020-02-29T22:09:58-05:00Evan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44355The Lingquan Temple, which is part of the Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist sect, is one of Taiwan's most important centers of Buddhismsplash51522020-07-26T15:00:44-04:0025.11606, 121.76392Evan N. DawleyEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44Japanese Sacred Spaces in JilongThis page introduces the major religious traditions, Shinto and Buddhism, that Japanese settlers brought to Taiwan.The Lingquan Temple, in the hills southeast of Jilong, is one of Taiwan's most important centers of Buddhism. This page opens the Lingquan Temple pathway and the examination of its history and significance.
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12019-11-18T17:21:25-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fJilong's Pre-colonial Sacred GeographyKandra Polatis34This page introduces the sacred spaces that existed in Jilong before Japanese colonization, with a focus on the main three temples (Qing'an, Dianji, and Chenghuang Temples).plain51542020-08-11T19:23:20-04:0025.1276, 121.739181895Evan N. Dawley, Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnogenesis in a Colonial City, 1880s-1950s (Harvard Asia Center Press, 2019).Evan N. DawleyTaiwan Government-General; Taiwan nichinichi shinpōKandra Polatis4decfc04157f6073c75cc53dcab9d25e87c02133
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1media/QingAn.jpgmedia/Lingquansi_OldBuilding.jpg2019-11-18T17:21:23-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Lingquan Temple: Fusion of Sacred Geography11This page will discuss the origins of the Lingquan Temple, a Buddhist temple with links to both Chinese and Japanese traditions.plain2020-07-24T10:47:59-04:0025.11606, 121.763921906Evan N. Dawley, Becoming TaiwaneseEvan N. DawleyShanhui; Xu Zisang; Yan Yunnian; Chan Buddhism; Zen Buddhism; Sōdō sect; Amitabha; Fujian; vegetarian teachingEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44
1media/QingAn.jpg2019-11-18T17:21:24-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Lingquan Temple: Taiwanese Buddhism5This page discusses the efforts to create the Lingquan Temple as a center of Buddhism in Taiwan and in East Asia.plain2020-07-24T10:58:33-04:0025.11606, 121.763921910-1935Evan N. Dawley, Becoming TaiwaneseEvan N. DawleyShanhui; Marui Keijirō; Sōdō sect; Danshui; FujianEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44
