What is merit, that it can be transferred?
A concept of merit is used for spiritual accounting in many religious traditions, seemingly a substantial point of connection between religion and ordinary morality. Teachings of “merit transfer” (as in Buddhism and Roman Catholicism) might make us doubt this connection since they violate the princi...
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Springer Nature B. V
2021
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 90, Issue: 3, Pages: 191-207 |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Familism B Roman Catholicism B Merit transfer B Merit B Desert |
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