10.17192/mjr.2013.17.3286 Gombrich, Richard Richard Gombrich Yao, Yu-shuang : Taiwan's Tzu Chi as Engaged Buddhism: Origins, Organization, Appeal and Social Impact Marburg Journal of Religion : Vol 17 No 1 (2013) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2013 Bewegung Tzu Chi buddhism movement Taiwan Buddhismus Frauen women Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology 2017-11-23 2015-01-23 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2013/98/3286 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2013-98-32861 https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.2013.17.1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2013/98/3286/3286.png 1612-2941 application/pdf It is many years since I have enjoyed an academic book so much as this one, or benefited so much from reading it. I had the good fortune to be invited by Global Oriental to read a manuscript submitted to them for publication. Since I do not know Chinese, and have no specialist knowledge of Chinese religion, I was disinclined to accept; but I was moved to do so by being told that the author, who lived in Taiwan, had spent nearly ten years looking for a publisher for this, her first book in English. For once, my virtue has been rewarded. 1612-2941 Marburg Journal of Religion Vol 17 No 1 (2013)