Religious Policies of the Chinese Government and Public Service : Activities of a Tibetan Buddhist Academy as Seen through Earthquake Relief Activities

チュウゴク　セイフ　ノ　シュウキョウ　セイサク　ト　コウエキ　カツドウ　チベットケイ　ブツガクイン　ノ　シンサイ　キュウエン　カツドウ　ヲ　ツウジテ

カワタ, ススム

Kawata, Susumu

シュウキョウ ト シャカイ コウケン ケンキュウカイ

ソーシャル・キャピタル

宗教政策

草の根NGO

earthquake relief activities

social capital

religious policies

grass-roots NGO

A massive earthquake hit the Tibetan-inhabited area in Qinghai Province in April 2010. The Serthar Buddhist Institute, located in Serthar County, Sichuan Province, immediately dispatched a rescue party to the affected area to provide medical aid and other support. This paper, based on a collection of notes written by a Han Chinese rescue worker who practices Buddhism, aims to clarify the details and significance of the social contribution activities conducted by Tibetan Buddhist organizations in terms of social capital and new religious policies of the Chinese government.