Buddhism International Relief Work And Civil Society

Download or read book Buddhism, International Relief Work, and Civil Society written by H. Kawanami and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan.