Re-examining the True Buddha School: A ‘New Religion’ or a New ‘Buddhist Movement’?

This essay is based on an on-going study and interview process of a "new religious group." I would like to point out, however, using my experiences with this group, the True Buddha School [TBS], the ideological nature of the term ‘new religion’ in an East Asian context. When scholars use ‘...

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Main Author: Tam, Wai Lun (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2007
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 303-316
Further subjects:B True Buddha School
B NRM
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