英文摘要
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Tzu Chi Foundation established its branch in Japan in 1991. For nearly two decades, the Japanese branch centered on the Tokyo branch, and provided charitable, medical, educational, humanistic cultural and other services. Japanese religious scholars paid more attention to the foundation after Master Cheng Yen was awarded the Niwano Peace Prize in 2007, especially in the following aspects: First, many overseas Chinese and foreign laborers in Japan joined Tzu Chi Japan, and thus represented its contribution of internationalization and relief. Second, Tzu Chi recalled the cohesion of Chinese culture among overseas Chinese in Japan, and passed down Chinese culture via teaching among the Chinese. However, it seems that Tzu Chi has not totally integrated into Japanese society so far. Some scholars have said that might be because Tzu Chi was strongly regarded as a Taiwanese Buddhist group, and those who were in charge of the branch were overseas Chinese. This article, which is based on prior research, focuses on the history and current development of Tzu Chi Japan to discern the areas of Japanese religion and Japanese society's views of Tzu Chi, and also analyzes different representations of Tzu Chi spirit from different areas through different religious concepts of Taiwan and Japan.
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