King Pong Chiu, Ph. D. (2014) in Religions and Theology, University of Manchester, lectures on Chinese philosophy at Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑, Hong Kong. His research interests are mainly Contemporary Neo-Confucianism and its relationship with Buddhism.

"The author covers a topic that has not been studied before in English,providing a useful introduction to the context and thought of both of its main subjects [...] This volume contributes to this topic by taking seriously Huayan Buddhism, which has generally been neglected in the study of twentieth-century China."Erik Hammerstrom, Pacific Lutheran University, Journal of Chinese Religions 45, 2 (2017)

• Acknowledgements xiList of Figure and Tables xiiList of Abbreviations xiiiA Note on Transliteration and Translation xv1 Introduction: Research Questions and Methodology 11.1 Research Questions 11.2 Methodology 72 The Historical Context of Modern Confucian Thinkers’ Appropriationsof Buddhist Ideas 163 Thomé H. Fang and Huayan Thought 804 Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought 1265 Fang’s and Tang’s Appropriations of Huayan Thought and‘Scientism’ 180Appendices1 Reply from the University of Wisconsin-Madison about Fang’sStatus 2052 Prolegomena to A Comparative Philosophy of Life: An Outline 206Bibliography 211Index 247

King Pong Chiu, Ph. D. (2014) in Religions and Theology, University of Manchester, lectures on Chinese philosophy at Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑, Hong Kong. His research interests are mainly Contemporary Neo-Confucianism and its relationship with Buddhism.

"The author covers a topic that has not been studied before in English,providing a useful introduction to the context and thought of both of its main subjects [...] This volume contributes to this topic by taking seriously Huayan Buddhism, which has generally been neglected in the study of twentieth-century China."Erik Hammerstrom, Pacific Lutheran University, Journal of Chinese Religions 45, 2 (2017)

• Acknowledgements xiList of Figure and Tables xiiList of Abbreviations xiiiA Note on Transliteration and Translation xv1 Introduction: Research Questions and Methodology 11.1 Research Questions 11.2 Methodology 72 The Historical Context of Modern Confucian Thinkers’ Appropriationsof Buddhist Ideas 163 Thomé H. Fang and Huayan Thought 804 Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought 1265 Fang’s and Tang’s Appropriations of Huayan Thought and‘Scientism’ 180Appendices1 Reply from the University of Wisconsin-Madison about Fang’sStatus 2052 Prolegomena to A Comparative Philosophy of Life: An Outline 206Bibliography 211Index 247