Scientific and Sacramental: Secularization of Buddhism and Sacralization of Medical Science in Tzu Chi (Ciji)
Tzu Chi (Ciji), a lay Buddhist charitable movement under monastic leadership, stands out among the new and large-scale Buddhist organizations in Taiwan, for its continuous focus on medical care. Presently it runs an island-wide medical network in Taiwan, the largest bone marrow databank in Asia. How...
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Language: | English |
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2017
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Journal of global buddhism
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Pages: 72-90 |
Further subjects: | B
Engaged Buddhism
B Sacralization B Taiwan B Medical Care B Tzu Chi or Ciji |
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