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Buddhist Merit-making

Buddhist Merit-Making is a religious practice within the broader category of Buddhist soteriology that specifically entails the intentional accumulation of moral and spiritual benefits through virtuous actions, rituals, and donations, distinguished by its focus on generating karmic merit to improve future rebirths and advance toward enlightenment in East Asian Buddhist traditions.

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760

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32

Authors

20

Institutions

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2017–2026

4

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Publications

29

Charisma and Compassion: Cheng Yen and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Movement

Richard Hughes Seager · Sociology of Religion · 2010 · 64 citations

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The Alchemy of Charity: Of Class and Buddhism in Northern Thailand

Katherine A. Bowie · American Anthropologist · 1998 · 62 citations

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"Merit Transference" in Sinhalese Buddhism: A Case Study of the Interaction between Doctrine and Practice

Richard Gombrich · History of Religions · 1971 · 57 citations

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Views of mental illness and mental health care in Thailand: a report of an ethnographic study

P Burnard, Wassana Naiyapatana, Geoffrey Lloyd · Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing · 2006 · 53 citations

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Merit And Mothering: Women and Social Welfare in Taiwanese Buddhism

Chien‐Yu Huang, Robert P. Weller · The Journal of Asian Studies · 1998 · 44 citations

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Authors

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  1. MA
    Michael Aung Thwin

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  2. PV
    Peter Vandergeest

    York University, Canada

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  3. GF
    Gareth Fisher

    Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, Germany

    1 publications · 39 citations

    1

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  4. JS
    Jeffrey Samuels

    Western Kentucky University, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  5. JB
    Jiemin Bao

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

20

  1. Bangkok University

    Bangkok, Thailand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  2. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

    Santa Fe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  3. Vassar College

    Town of Poughkeepsie, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  4. University of Wales

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  5. Barnard College

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  6. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  7. Cardiff Metropolitan University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  8. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Asian Studies

    JAS · 4 publications · 123 citations

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  2. History of Religions

    3 publications · 96 citations

    3

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  3. Modern Asian Studies

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

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  4. International Social Work

    1 publications · 18 citations

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