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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825460303321

Autore

Laliberte Andre <1959->

Titolo

The politics of Buddhist organizations in Taiwan, 1989-2003 : safeguarding the faith, building a pure land, helping the poor / / Andre Laliberte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

ISBN

1-280-07935-5

0-415-32235-9

0-203-50583-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 pages)

Disciplina

294.3/372/0951249

Soggetti

Buddhism - Taiwan - History

Buddhism and politics - Taiwan - History

Taiwan Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; The political participation of Taiwanese Buddhist organizations in comparative perspectives; Taiwanese Buddhist organizations and politics in historical perspective; The BAROC and the safeguarding of the religion through lobbying; Foguangshan's humanistic Buddhism and the duty of remonstrance; Ciji's humanistic Buddhism and the avoidance of politics; Conclusions; Appendices; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a detailed survey of three of the most important Buddhist organizations in Taiwan: the Buddhist Association of the Republic of China, the Buddha Light Mountain monastic order, and the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Association.