Merit and Mothering: Women and Social Welfare in Taiwanese Buddhism

[[abstract]]Ciji Gongdehui or the Buddhist Compassion Relief Foundation's success as Taiwan's largest civic organization may be attributed to its religious ideals and the contributions of its women members. Its striking growth in the 1980s coincided with a period of market expansion which is the exact opposite of charity. Obviously, Ciji responded to the needs and opportunities that were available to women at the time which had a marked resemblance with various women's Christian charitable societies in 19th-century North America and Europe.[[fileno]]2040726010001[[department]]人類