Teaching and learning guide for: “Compassion without pity: Buddhist Dāna as charity, humanitarianism, and altruism”

This article explores how Buddhists reinterpret the concept of dāna to address contemporary social issues, using the example of Buddhist charities in Vietnam. My study is based on ethnographic research conducted from 2017 to 2019 in Vietnam's fastest growing urban area, Ho Chi Minh City. As the...

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Main Author: Swenson, Sara Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 9, Pages: 1-4
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vietnam / Dāna (Religion) / Charitable works / Religious change
IxTheo Classification:AH Religious education
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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