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Tzu Chi (Hualien City, Taiwan)

August 5, 2021December 30, 2023 Rice Univ. Research Team Taiwan biomedicine, COVID-19, education, environment, hospital, Humanistic Buddhism, Mahāyāna, modernization, museum, refugees, stem cells, vegetarianism

Tzu Chi is a transnational humanistic Buddhist organization involved in medical charity, disaster relief, and environmental advocacy worldwide. In Taiwan, Tzu Chi has also established a network of hospitals, each tailored to the needs of its specific location, as well as educational institutions in Hualien where it is headquartered.

Shivagakomarpaj Traditional Thai Medicine School (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

August 3, 2021December 30, 2023 Rice Univ. Research Team Thailand biography, Buddha, charity, Dharma, education, herbal, massage, non-profit, Pāli, political history, politics, sangha, sauna, shrine, state, Thai Traditional Medicine

The Shivagakomarpaj Thai Traditional Medicine School or “Old Medicine Hospital” has been instrumental in developing and popularizing Thai Traditional Medicine in Chiang Mai, a city that has witnessed rapid growth in the number of massage clinics, foot massage stations, spas, and schools over the past 25 years.

Won Buddhism in Philadelphia

January 2, 2021December 30, 2023 Abington College Team United States acupuncture, community, education, health insurance, herbal, Korea, meditation, modernization, qi/ki

Transnational Korean organization brings modernized Korean Buddhism and traditional East Asian medicine to the Philadelphia suburbs.