张彦, 习近平和中国的宗教复兴. 纽约时报中文网, Mar 25, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20 ... s-embrace-religion/
, which is translated from
Ian Johnson, China's spiritual revival; Xi Jinping is turning to traditional faiths to bolster his power. New York Times, Mar 26, 2017.
My comment:
(a) What about Christianity and Tibetan Buddhism?
(i) The latter (Tibetan Buddhism) is 藏传佛教 Vajrayana Buddhism.
(ii) Vajrayana 金剛乘
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana
(section 6 Symbols and imagery, section 6.1 The Vajra)
(iii) vajra
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/vajra
(pronunciation)
(b) 临济寺 ("为佛教禅宗临济宗祖庭。 * * * 始建于北朝东魏兴和二年(540年)。《正定县志》载:'临济寺,东魏兴和二年建,在城东南二里许临济村。' 概因濒临 滹沱河 渡口得名 * * * 唐大中八年(854年),佛教临济宗创始人 义玄 入驻此寺") zh.wikipedia.org |