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The Politics of Buddhist Organizations in Taiwan, 1989-2003 - Safeguard the Faith, Build a Pure Land, Help the Poor (Hardcover)
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The Politics of Buddhist Organizations in Taiwan, 1989-2003 - Safeguard the Faith, Build a Pure Land, Help the Poor (Hardcover)
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"The Politics of Buddhist Organizations in Taiwan" looks at a
relatively unexplored aspect of modern Taiwan: the influence of
religion on politics. Although much has been written on the
contribution of Christian churches to the debates on
self-determination and democratic tradition on the island, we know
less about the political influence on Buddhist organizations, which
claim together to attract over four million adherents. These
organizations exercise considerable influence in Taiwanese society
and yet their stand on relations across the Taiwan Strait, communal
harmony, economic and political liberalization, as well as the
creation of a welfare State, remains largely unexplored.
Laliberte demonstrates that Taiwanese Buddhists are not a
monolithic bloc, and that the organizations that represent them
reflect in their diversity the complexity and pluralism of the
society in which they have evolved. This book offers a detailed
survey of three of the most important Buddhist organizations in
Taiwan: the Buddhist Association of the Republic of China (BAROC),
the Buddha Light Mountain (or Foguanshan) monastic order, and the
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Association (or Ciji). It
examines their contrasting approaches to three issues: state
supervision of religion, the first presidential election of 1996,
and the establishment of the National Health Insurance.
This study analyses the factors that explain the diverse paths the
three organizations have taken in the politics of Taiwan. It
reveals that despite a shared theological background, individual
religious leaders interpret their tradition very differently when
they believe it constrains the development of their
organizationsand the fulfilling of its goals. Based on an in-depth
examination of Buddhist leaders' behavior, "The Politics of
Buddhist Organizations in Taiwan" compels us to question
conventional views about the allegedly passive aspect of religious
tradition, deference to authority in societies influencedby
Confucian culture and the adverse legacy of authoritarian regimes.
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