Tzu chi's organizing for a compassionate world: Insights into the communicative praxis of a buddhist organization

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-163

  Brummans, Boris H J M ^a   Hwang, Jennie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhist compassion relief tzu chi foundation; Buddhist organizing; Humanistic buddhism; Mahayana (madhyamaka) buddhism; The republic of china (taiwan)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960547365     PISSN: 17513057     EISSN: 17513065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513051003611610     Document Type: Article

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