The Ethics of Collective Sponsorship: Virtuous Action and Obligation in Contemporary Tibet

Caple, Jane

doi:10.3167/arrs.2017.080109

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“…Caple (2017) writes that “Generosity practices ( dāna ) are not only central to lay Buddhist practice, but also play a crucial role in legitimizing and reproducing the social order” within Buddhism's diverse cultural contexts (p. 146). Historically and in many contemporary Buddhist settings, the association of dāna with merit stabilizes and reinforces the social order of lay‐monastic relations.…”

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“…Historically and in many contemporary Buddhist settings, the association of dāna with merit stabilizes and reinforces the social order of lay‐monastic relations. Caple continues by adding that generosity practices “also display and reinforce newly emerging social and economic hierarchies”—revealing and enabling religious change (Caple, 2017, p. 146). However, among informal charity networks in Vietnam, uses of dāna went beyond displaying and reinforcing new relationships among lay and monastic communities, instead serving as a tool to disrupt lay‐monastic relations altogether.…”

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“…The Sanskrit and Pali word dāna means “giving.” However, scholars have translated this term in different ways to highlight its subtler implications. Dāna has been defined as “generosity practices” (Caple, 2017, p. 146), “gift‐giving” (Hibbets, 1999, p. 438), “charity” (Simpson, 2004, p. 842), and “religious donations” (de la Perrière, 2015, p. 386). This abundance of translations reveals how dāna functions dynamically across different historical and cultural contexts.…”

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Compassion without pity: Buddhist dāna as charity, humanitarianism, and altruism

Swenson

2020

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This article provides an overview of the changing role of dāna in contemporary Buddhism through ethnographic research on Buddhist charities in Vietnam. I begin by briefly describing how the concept of dāna has developed through Buddhist history and philosophy. Then, I explore how Vietnamese Buddhists reinterpret the concept of dāna amid (a) shifting trends in Buddhist humanitarianism and volunteering, (b) critiques of corruption in Buddhist monasticism, and (c) changing forms of religious community, charity, and altruism via social media. I conclude by demonstrating how nonordained or lay volunteers in Vietnam adapt notions of dāna to include informal charity events organized online. These examples demonstrate how Buddhism operates as a highly adaptable, living ethical resource for both lay and monastic practitioners.

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Swenson

2020

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“…Interactions within these spaces tend to be spontaneous and unstructured, unlike the more institutionalized laymonastic exchanges of Tibetan or Theravada Buddhist societies (cf. Spiro 1982;Tambiah 1970Tambiah , 1982Caple 2015Caple , 2017. Socio-politically, the Han temple-going public does not automatically adopt roles of discipleship or patronage toward resident monastics, nor do they necessarily recognize each other as fellow co-religionists, leading to a spectrum of interactions from deferential exchanges to more egalitarian encounters, all within shared ritual spaces.…”

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Idioms of Dignity and Respect: Addressing Elderly Strangers in Buddhist Monastic Publics in Reformed China

Shen

2024

Rev. Relig. Chin. Soc.

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The paper examines the idioms of dignity and respect in addressing elderly individuals within Buddhist monastic publics in reformed China. It analyzes the use of three common address terms—jushi, shixiong, and lao pusa—and other phrasings as observed during fieldwork in Buddhist temples in Eastern and Southern China in the 2010s. By introducing the concept of “Buddhist monastic publics,” the study illuminates the dynamic interplay between a resident monastic life and the casual encounters of temple-goers. Address patterns are contextualized within the historical tension between monastic and lay statuses in a state-centric, Han-majority society, revealing fluctuating boundaries of inclusivity and exclusivity in Han Buddhist temple interactions. Overall, this study offers anthropological insights into the evolving dynamics of respect and recognition within contemporary Chinese Buddhist sociality. It highlights the diversity of discursive forms that inform and shape this social fabric, contributing to an interactionist interpretation of Buddhist temple engagement.

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The Ethics of Collective Sponsorship: Virtuous Action and Obligation in Contemporary Tibet

Cited by 2 publications

References 16 publications

Compassion without pity: Buddhist dāna as charity, humanitarianism, and altruism

Compassion without pity: Buddhist dāna as charity, humanitarianism, and altruism

Idioms of Dignity and Respect: Addressing Elderly Strangers in Buddhist Monastic Publics in Reformed China

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