All Roads Come from Zen: Busshinji as a Reference to Buddhism
This paper explores the historical role of Busshinji temple as a center of Buddhism in Brazil for non-Japanese. Busshinji was established by Sōtōshū as a betsuin (branch temple) in the city of São Paulo in 1956. Drawing on interviews with early adherents, I intend to argue that many first attended B...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2008]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-94 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theravada
B Brazilian culture B Zen Buddhism B Meditation B New age culture B Religious Studies B Japanese culture B Temples |
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