Taiwan's Tzu Chi as Engaged Buddhism

Origins, Organization, Appeal and Social Impact

Yu-Shuang Yao (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2012
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-21747-8 (ISBN)

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Suitable for students of religious movements, religious studies in contemporary China, and studies in ethics and social change in East Asia, this title offers an account and analysis of Chinese Buddhist movement, known as Tzu Chi (otherwise, the Buddhist Compassion Merit Society).

This is the first comprehensive sociological study of a new Chinese Buddhist movement, known as Tzu Chi (otherwise, the Buddhist Compassion Merit Society). Based in Taiwan, it was founded in 1966 and is still led by a female Buddhist master – Master Cheng Yen. Its members are laity and its main focus is medical charity and education of the wealthy in an ethical way of life.

Yu-Shuang Yao, Ph.D. (2001) in Sociology of Religion, University of London, is Associate Professor at Fo Guang University, Taiwan. She has published various articles in Chinese and won scholarships from the CCK, International Scholarly Exchange for Thesis Fellowship (1997), and the Fulbright American Study (2004).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.5.2012
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1200 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	90-04-21747-9 / 9004217479
ISBN-13	978-90-04-21747-8 / 9789004217478
Zustand	Neuware