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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Main Author: Huang, C. Julia 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2017
In: 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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