On Face Masks as Buddhist Merit: Buddhist Responses to COVID-19. A Case Study of Tibetan Buddhism in Shanghai
The global media has reported various institutional responses of Buddhism to COVID-19. This paper offers a look at the grassroots of Buddhist religious activity in response to the pandemic, examining its impact on lay Buddhist followers of the Nyingmapa Buddhist tradition in Shanghai. The paper rela...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of global buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 235-244 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shanghai
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Buddhist
/ Lamaism
/ Merit (Ethics)
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BL Buddhism KBM Asia ZA Social sciences |
Further subjects: | B
Tibetan Buddhism
B ritual economy B Religion and COVID-19 B Buddhist merit |
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Rights Information: | CC BY-NC 4.0 |