Why does the author write that professor hodous "has taken pains to exhibit and to interpret the religious life of the peasant as affected by buddhism"? to imply that buddhism creates a special sphere in which peasants can feel accomplished to imply that buddhism puts artificial religious restraints on a peasant's life to say that the book covers differences in buddhism based on socioeconomic class to say that the book covers everyday buddhist practice in addition to fundamental beliefs?

The author writes that professor Hodous "has taken pains to exhibit and to interpret the religious life of the peasant as affected by Buddhism" To say that the book covers everyday Buddhist practice in addition to fundamental beliefs

Explanation:

The book " Buddhism and Buddhists in China" by Lewis Hodus explains the elements of Buddhism very thoroughly, meaning that he put all of his effort in writing it and in giving all the information to the people who are not part of this culture, and so does the author mentions when he analyses the work of Lewis Hodus

Professor Hodous writes that he "has taken pains to exhibit and to interpret the religious life of the peasant affect by Buddhism" to say that the book covers everyday Buddhist practice in addition to fundamental beliefts.

In the line before this one, he talks about how the book discusses the fundamentals of the religion. He included information about everday Buddhist practice to be fair to Buddhism while expressing that Buddhism is given more expression in Christianity.