Engaged Buddhism 100 years ago: the Fukugawa free medical clinic for the poor was founded by Kujo Takeko, daughter of Jodo Shinshu monshu Otani Myonyo, in the 1920s. It became Asoka Hospital, one of the 1st modern hospitals in Japan. Kujo was also the cofounder of the Buddhist Women's Association, the landmark Jodo Shinshu organization that pioneered Buddhist women's collective leadership in contemporary Japanese society
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