The South American Mission of the Shinshu Otani-ha and Its Contribution to Buddhism in Brazil

This article summarizes 130 years of Brazilian history since 1888, when slavery was abolished, to set the socioeconomic and cultural grounds which made possible the arrival of the first immigrants, particularly the Japanese, in 1908, who brought Buddhism as their religion. After the war, the Japanes...

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Authors: Gonçalves, Ricardo Mário (Author) ; Vilar, Hernán Maximilian Rolim de (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing [2018]
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-49
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ōtani-Sekte / Brazil / Buddhism
IxTheo Classification:BL Buddhism
KBR Latin America
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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