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...
| Publié dans: | Journal of global buddhism |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2021
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Journal of global buddhism
Année: 2021, Volume: 22, Numéro: 1, Pages: 235-244 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Schanghai
/ Covid-19
/ Pandémie
/ Bouddhiste
/ Bouddhisme tibétain
/ Mérite (Éthique)
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions BL Bouddhisme KBM Asie ZA Sciences sociales |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Tibetan Buddhism
B ritual economy B Religion and COVID-19 B Buddhist merit |
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| Informations sur les droits: | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Résumé: | 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 relates the activity of this group of lay adepts vis-à-vis COVID-19 to the material characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism, and how they manifest in the Han Chinese urban environment. Exploring the concept of merit, the paper argues how religious responses to the pandemic act as components in contemporary China's ritual economy . |
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| ISSN: | 1527-6457 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of global buddhism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4727565 |