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In the 1990s, Buddhism became better known to the wider Brazilian population with stories on Buddhism appearing in many popular magazines. [30] The 1991 Brazilian census estimated showed 340,000 Brazilians practiced Buddhism; however, this does not take into account Brazilians who practice more than one religion nor that Buddhism is often ...
Jōdo Shinshū wa established in South America in tandem with the immigration of Japanese people.The Mission was officially recognized by the Brazilian government in 1955 and is the most recent among overseas temple districts.
After the 16th century in Tibet, Buddhist leaders were inseparable from government administrators. The concept of samayas, vows to the guru, became a tool for suppressing people's rights and manipulating political authority. [21] Shamar Rinpoche of the Karma Kagyu Lineage saw religion and politics as working against each other in Tibet. Lamas ...
A former federal judge who transitioned to politics before being appointed to Brazil's top court, Dino, 56, is the latest justice to take his seat. He was appointed by Lula in 2023 after serving ...
Buddhist political theory denies that people have a moral duty to engage in politics except to a very minimal degree (pay the taxes, obey the laws, maybe vote in the elections), and it actively portrays engagement in politics and the pursuit of enlightenment as being conflicting paths in life.
The Baháʼí Faith in Brazil started in 1919 with Baháʼís first visiting the country that year, [60] and the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly in Brazil was established in 1928. There followed a period of growth with the arrival of coordinated pioneers from the United States finding national Brazilian converts and in 1961 an ...
Buddhism in Brazil; B. Buddha of Ibiraçu This page was last edited on 5 February 2016, at 03:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Buddhist political parties (3 C, 14 P) S. Buddhist socialism (1 C, 7 P) T. Theravada and politics (1 C, 1 P) Tibetan Buddhism and politics (1 C, 3 P)