명상도서관

명상도서관

Buddhist Meditation and Generosity to Chinese Buddhists during the COVID-19 Pandemic 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Ampere A. Tseng(曾安培)
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Brill
  • 출판년도2022
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Review of Religion and Chinese Society
  • 발행사항Volume 9, Issue 2
  • ISBN/ISSN2214-3955
  • 소개/요약This article studies the practices of meditation and generosity among Chinese Buddhists in 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak to provide insight into the interplay of religion, faith, well-being, and the pandemic more broadly, as well as to understand the specific ways in which Chinese Buddhists may draw on their faith to combat the ill effects of the pandemic. In particular, we trace the experience of Chinese Buddhists in mainland China, Taiwan, the United States, and other countries, identifying two popular Buddhist practices: meditation and generosity. We study their motivation for those practices, and the different ways Buddhist sites have sought to remain active in offering services to followers. We explore the role of faith in nurturing resiliency in the Chinese Buddhist community and conclude with specific recommendations for the prosperity of Chinese Buddhism during a pandemic and for leveraging specific tenets of the faith to reduce pandemic risks.