The Transplantation of Soka Gakkai to Brazil: Building "The Closest Organization to the Heart of Ikeda-Sensei"
Up to the 1980s, Buddhist influence in Brazil was, at best, exiguous and marginal. The Buddhist Society of Brazil, established in 1923 by Theosophists, was short-lived, and was only reestablished in 1955 with little public visibility and activity. In areas with a high concentration of Japanese-Brazi...
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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: 95-113 |
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B Brazilian culture B Soka Gakkai B Websites B Religious Studies B Priests B Japanese culture B Ecological sustainability B Temples |
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