Responses to COVID19 in Buddhist Communities of Contemporary China-Preliminary findings

Authors

Daigengna Duoer, UC Santa Barbara
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 PhD student Daigengna Rosin Duoer of UC Santa Barbara focuses on the Buddhist response to COVID-19 in China. The teaching resource covers issues such as government restrictions on Buddhist places of worship, transition from in person to online worship, and social outreach efforts made by Buddhist communities during the pandemic. The teaching resource also discusses Chinese Traditional Medicine, vegetarianism, Buddhist doctrine related to the pandemic, and personal experiences of Buddhists.

Comments

PowerPoint can be downloaded here.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Duoer, Daigengna and The Jivaka Project, "Responses to COVID19 in Buddhist Communities of Contemporary China-Preliminary findings" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Material Culture. 20.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-materialculture/20