Glocal Chinese Buddhism in Italy

A Comparative Study of Two Private Buddhist Groups in Rome

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ID3486665
AuthorsJoseph Chadwin (0000-0002-6279-0349, Charles University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume16
Issue9
Pages1198
Publication date2025-09-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel16091198
OpenAlexW4414344117
LanguageEN
References cited18

By examining two very different manifestations of Chinese Buddhism in Italy, this paper seeks to build upon and add a new dimension to Dessì's "Glocal Buddhas" project and, more broadly, offer a rare insight into Chinese Buddhism in Italy. By offering a rare window into two private and non-official migrant Chinese Buddhist groups in Rome, this article will ultimately conclude that Chinese Buddhism can manifest in seemingly contrasting ways: by either embracing religious globalisation or, despite being a product of it, rejecting it. This paper also seeks to demonstrate that although official providers of Buddhism do exist in Italy, they by no means account for all Chinese Buddhists living in the country. As it is often private individuals that go unnoticed by larger studies or those who focus only on official institutions, this paper hopes to give voice to some of these somewhat hidden Buddhists

Buddhism · Chinese buddhism · Globalization · Glocalization · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies

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