On the Bone of the Buddha
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On the Bone of the Buddha is a famous 9th-century polemical essay by the Chinese writer Han Yu that fiercely criticizes Buddhism and defends Confucian orthodoxy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese prose work
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essay ⓘ polemical essay ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Tang emperor Xianzong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yuan Dao Fo Gu Biao
NERFINISHED
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“Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | 819 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | guwen (ancient-style prose) ⓘ |
| author | Han Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Buddhist monastic community
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Buddhist relic worship ⓘ foreign origins of Buddhism ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 9th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | memorial to the throne ⓘ |
| genre |
Confucian prose
ⓘ
polemical literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | state attitudes toward Buddhism in later Chinese history ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ modern Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Tang dynasty persecution of Buddhism ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Han Yu's prose ⓘ |
| influenced | later Neo-Confucian criticism of Buddhism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | ancient-style prose movement ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Chinese expository prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Confucian state ideology
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fierce anti-Buddhist rhetoric ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| positionTaken |
criticism of Buddhism
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defense of Confucian orthodoxy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Chinese intellectual history
ⓘ
Chinese literature ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| supports |
Confucian ritual order
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filial piety ⓘ imperial authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Tang period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Buddha’s bone relic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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