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The politics of Buddhist organizations in Taiwan, 1989-2003 : safeguarding the faith, building a pure land, helping the poor / Andre Laliberte.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laliberté, André, 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism--Taiwan--History.
- Buddhism.
- Buddhism and politics--Taiwan--History.
- Buddhism and politics.
- Taiwan--Religion.
- Taiwan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-07935-5
- 0-415-32235-9
- 0-203-50583-2
- OCLC:
- 475896938
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