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Monks in Motion
Buddhism and Modernity
Across the South China Sea
Jack Meng-Tat Chia
30%
OFF Chinese Buddhists have never remained stationary.
They have always been on the move. In Monks in
Motion, Jack Meng-Tat Chia explores why Buddhist
monks migrated from China to Southeast Asia, and
how they participated in transregional Buddhist
networks across the South China Sea. This book tells
the story of three prominent monks Chuk Mor (1913-
2002), Yen Pei (1917-1996), and Ashin Jinarakkhita
(1923-2002) and examines the connected history
of Buddhist communities in China and maritime
Southeast Asia in the twentieth century.
Features
• The first book to explore the connected history of
Buddhist communities in China and Southeast
Asia
• Introduces the concept of “South China Sea
Buddhism,” based on the lesser-known Buddhist
communities in martime Southeast Asia
• Draws on multilingual research conducted in
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong
Kong, and Taiwan

“Monks in Motion is a clearly written, well-

researched, and well-organized book that is novel in
September 2020 (US) | October 2020 (UK) its subject, fascinating in its content, and professional
$99.00 $69.30 | £64.00 £44.80 in its execution.” — Justin McDaniel, University of
Hardcover | 9780190090975 | 288 pages Pennsylvania

“Without question a significant contribution. I could

hardly set it down.” — Anne Hansen, University of
Wisconsin-Madison

Jack Meng-Tat Chia is Assistant Professor of History and

Religious Studies at the National University of Singapore.

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