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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Auteur principal: Smith, Steven G. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2021
Dans: International journal for philosophy of religion
Année: 2021, Volume: 90, Numéro: 3, Pages: 191-207
Sujets non-standardisés:B Buddhism
B Familism
B Roman Catholicism
B Merit transfer
B Merit
B Desert
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