Inclusive Spirituality

The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin as Moral Exemplar and Self-Cultivation in a Malaysian Dharma House

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20250773
AutoresArthur Chia (0000-0001-5870-8755, Nanyang Technological University, autor correspondente), Arthur C K Chia Arthur C K Chia
Ano2015
Volume4
Fascículo3
Páginas581-603
Data de publicação2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSoutheast Asian studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2186-7275 • E-ISSN: 2423-8686
EditoraCenter for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.20495/seas.4.3_581
OpenAlexW2310840074
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas20

Based on an ethnographic study of a lay Buddhist organization in contemporary Malaysia called the Kuan-yin Contemplative Order (KYCO), this paper looks into the inclusive spiritualism KYCO engenders by situating the organization and the religious universalism from which it emerges in the cultural and historical context of "redemptive societies"—a religious tradition that was established during the late imperial era of China and exploded during the early twentieth century into the cities and spread to Southeast Asia. While the ongoing racial politics and simmering religious tensions in Malaysia limit what followers of KYCO can realistically hope to achieve in terms of realizing a more peaceful and equitable existence, these perennial issues and challenges do not stop them from pursuing the ideals of the Bodhisattva—one who out of compassion delays her/his own salvation until all others have been saved from suffering

Archaeology · Bodhisattva · Buddhism · Dharma · Malay · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Asian Studies and History · Education and Islamic Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies