Intellectuals and Japanese Buddhism in Brazil
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intellectuals as a group of spiritual practices and as a body of spiritual wisdom. The study has been realized through readings and meetings with Japanese Buddhist monks and/or Japanese immigrants. These intellectuals defend a religious experience based on a universal notion of representations of Japanese Buddhism, which provides them with a non-dualistic philosophical perspective and a unique ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0304-1042
DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.35.1.2008.61-79