Widely perceived as an overwhelmingly Catholic nation, Brazil has experienced in recent
years a growth in the popularity of Buddhism among the urban, cosmopolitan upper classes …

Abstract Die angemessene Erforschung des Buddhismus in Brasilien setzt eine Revision
von Modellen voraus, die in der Auseinandersetzung mit dem Buddhismus in anderen …

The glocalization process of Shin Buddhism in Brasilia is the focus of this article. The first
part of this work presents a historical and sociological overview of the introduction and …

As interpretações acerca do budismo, mediadas por diversos mestres espirituais, têm
encontrado espaços de aceitação e síntese religiosa no contexto ocidental. Este trabalho …

Japan has witnessed the arrival of thousands of immigrants, since the 1990s, from Latin
America, especially from Brazil and Peru. Along with immigrants from other parts of the …

RESUMO O Bon Odori é um rito mortuário inerente ao Budismo japonês que, realizado
durante o “Festival dos Finados”, objetiva permitir que os seres consigam transmigrar para …

The article aims to develop a comparative reflection in view of three Japanese Buddhist
temples: the Honpa Honganji (connected to the True Pure Land School); the Hompoji …

Schools of Pure Land–in Chinese known as Ching-t'u–are based on the devotion and
recitation of sutras. Although meditation is more associated with monastic practice, in …

Esse trabalho analisa os recursos inseridos nos domínios da moralidade e da política que
vêm contribuir para a construção de estilos de vida diversos na contemporaneidade. No …