Buddhist Responses to COVID in Lumbini, Nepal

Authors

Amy Langenberg, Eckerd College
The Jivaka Project

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

7-8-2020

Capture Date

7-27-2020

URL

http://www.jivaka.net/buddhism-in-the-pandemic/

Abstract

This teaching resource by Dr. Amy Langenberg from Eckerd College focuses on COVID-19 in Nepal and the Buddhist response to the pandemic. The teaching resource discusses issues such as closing temples, prayer, and meditation. The teaching resource features outreach efforts, news articles, social media posts, and the Venerable Bodhi Sakyadhita and Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta from the Lumbini Social Service Foundation.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Langenberg, Amy and The Jivaka Project, "Buddhist Responses to COVID in Lumbini, Nepal" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Doctrine. 66.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-doctrine/66