Project

Buddhist theory of filial piety and Confucian study of the "Classic of Filial Piety" during the Late Ming Dynasty.

Code

01SF1810

Duration

01 May 2011 → 30 April 2013

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Bart Dessein

Research disciplines

Humanities and the arts
- Theory and methodology of philosophy
- Philosophy
- Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified

Keywords

china confucianism buddhism

Project description

This research investigates the study of the Confucianist "Classical Work of Filial Piety" during the Late Ming Dynasty from the perspective of the then dominant philosophical trend of 'the religions united' (Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism). More precisely, it is investigated how Buddhist concepts were secularized through Confucianism.