Conflitos religiosos no âmbito do Budismo internacional e suas repercussões no campo budista brasileiro
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Although generally considered a tolerant or even an ultra-pacifistic religion,\ncontemporary Buddhism is far from being free from internal political-religious tensions.\nThe present article sketches three conflicts: the first is located within the Kagyüpaline\nwhere two sub-currents argue about the legitimacy of the spiritual leader of the\nschool; the second refers to the controversy over Dorje Shugden, a protective deity whose veneration was declared dangerous by the Dalai Lama and other leaders of the Guelugpa-school in opposition to the defenders of this religious practice; the third one is the dispute over Soka Gakkai whose status as a modern representative of Nichiren Buddhism is questioned by other Japanese Buddhist groups. After having laid out the basic characteristics of the three conflicts the article deals with their impact on contemporary Brazilian Buddhism.
Author: Frank Usarski
Institution: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Language: Portuguese
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1661698705