To What End do Online and Offline Buddhist Communities Engage with Visual Practice in China?

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10.2991/978-2-38476-130-2_19How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Online Buddhism; Offline Buddhism; Chinese Buddhism; Visual Practice; Visual Anthropology; Religious Studies; Cultural Norms

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the popularity and recognition of Buddhism in China, as well as its characteristics and visual practices, both offline and online. Initially, the essay provides an overview of Buddhism's characteristics to share a brief introduction to the overall features of Chinese Buddhism. Furthermore, the article will demonstrate how popular Chinese Buddhism is to illustrate the recognition of Buddhism in China. Moreover, learning about the various visual techniques that are used in Buddhism can directly help our understanding of the relationship that exists between visual representations, religious traditions, and cultural norms. It is possible to gain an understanding of the purpose of Buddhist communities that engage in visual practices by studying Buddhism in both offline and online Buddhist communities. We also understand the significance of these visual representations for the propagation of Buddhism, as well as how individuals interact and communicate with one another in both physical space and cyberspace. The focus on these issues will enable us to make some progress toward understanding the relationship between expressiveness, religious practice, and cultural norms. The study will take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from concepts and strategies derived from visual anthropology, religious studies, as well as the field of visual culture studies.

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AU  - Honglin Chen
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DA  - 2023/10/29
TI  - To What End do Online and Offline Buddhist Communities Engage with Visual Practice in China?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Public Culture and Social Services (PCSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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