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Buddhism in South America: an overview with reference to the South American context
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Abstract In the first part the article offers a preliminary synoptic approach to Buddhism in South America in general. The latter part is based on a combination of different kinds of references, including academic sources, official statistics of religion launched by governmental and research agencies Buddhis... view more
In the first part the article offers a preliminary synoptic approach to Buddhism in South America in general. The latter part is based on a combination of different kinds of references, including academic sources, official statistics of religion launched by governmental and research agencies Buddhist directories, estimations of the statistical relevance of Buddhism by continent, by country or in a city, and homepages run by Buddhists institutions active in South America. Since research on Buddhism in Brazil is well advanced, the reader can expect more details in the second part of this essay dedicated to a description and interpretation of the situation in the only Portuguese speaking country in South América.... view less
Keywords
South America; Buddhism; Brazil; historical development
Classification
Sociology of Religion
Collection Title
2600 Years of Sambuddhatva: Global Journey of Awakening
Editor
Abeynayake, Oliver; Tilakaratne, Asanga
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
City
Colombo
Page/Pages
p. 527-540
ISBN
978-955-9349-33-4
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution