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The Enlightenment of the Research of Baojuan in Japan

Chen Anmei, Dong Guoyan   

  • Online:2016-09-15 Published:2016-09-25

Abstract:

As an important part of talking and singing literature in China, the study of Baojuan has received more and more concern by scholars both at home and abroad. Japanese scholars began to attach more importance on the collection, documentation and research of Chinese Baojuan after Zheng Zhenduo
published Buddist Music Recording. This essay reflects and summarizes on the Janpanese studies of Chinese Baojuan from these three aspects: collections and studies of Baojuan before and after the second World War, investigations, researches and documentations of Baojuan during the 1980s to 1990s in Japan and studies of Baojuan in the 21st century in Japan, in the hope of offering some insights into domestic studies of Baojuan.

Key words: Chinese Baojuan, Japan, Enlightenment