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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Published in:Journal of global buddhism
Main Author: Shmushko, Kai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2021
In: 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)
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