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Religions, 2023 The story of bodhisattva Sadāprarudita’s search for Dharma in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra has served to successfully shape the characters of the Dharma seeker, bodhisattva Sadāprarudita, and the Dharma preacher (dharmabhāṇakas), bodhisattva Dharmodgata ...
Wen Zhao
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Atmospheric Buddhism: How Buddhism is Distributed, Felt, and Moralized in a Repressive Society
Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 701-719, December 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT A growing number of lay Buddhist practitioners have sought out alternative ways to incorporate Buddhist teachings in their daily practices and make positive changes in society by “doing good” for others. Sometimes recognized as part of “humanistic Buddhism,” this approach emphasizes general morality and focuses on people who need help as a way
Yasmin Cho
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The Dhāraṇī of Mahāvyutpatti #748: Origin and Formation [PDF]
, 2007 This paper aims to identify the sources of a list of twelve dhāraṇīs included in Rubric 748 of the Mahāvyutpatti. It produces evidence connecting this group with three similar dhāraṇī enumerations transmittted in the Ratnamegha ...
Pagel, Ulrich
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Being Zen: Pelevin, Buddha, and the Void
The Russian Review, Volume 82, Issue 4, Page 599-612, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Victor Pelevin, whose rise to popularity coincided with the fall of the Soviet Union, critiques the notion of national identity via the prism of Zen Buddhism. Pelevin embraces the religion’s idea of the volatile self and undertakes the project of spiritually empowering the Russians, by exposing the futility of constructing any national ...
Daniel Taehun Lee
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The Stoic Monastic: Taiwanese Buddhism and the Problem of Emotions [PDF]
, 2006 This paper explores the stoicism of Taiwanese monastics and argues that, in this context, emotions are believed to be dangerous in part because they interfere with spiritual cultivation.
Crane, Hillary
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The spaces of religion: a view from South Asia★
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 553-572, September 2023., 2023 Abstract Anthropologists have spilt much ink deconstructing concepts inherited from the Enlightenment. Religion, possibly the most misleading such concept, has proved highly resistant to the acid of cross‐cultural comparison. Debates about the nature of religion go back to sociocultural anthropology's beginnings as a discipline and beyond.
David N. Gellner
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PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY OF JOSE ORTEGA Y GASSET
Antropologìčnì Vimìri Fìlosofsʹkih Doslìdžen', 2015 The purpose of the article is to understand the philosophy of technology of José Ortega y Gasset. The task is to examine the works of José Ortega y Gasset, first, the origin and the main stages of technological development; secondly, the relationship of ...
Oksana F. Tereshkun
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Religions, 2021 This paper focuses on the iconography of “the Listener” in Buddhist prints that was adopted in Joseon dynasty Sakyamuni Preaching paintings. Regarding change in the Listener iconography from bodhisattva form to monk form, diverse research has been ...
Jahyun Kim
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Embracing the Paradox: A Bodhisattva Path
Religions, 2022 This article addresses the significance of paradox as a steady presence in our lives. Contradictions and ambiguities often lead to aversive states of anxious uncertainty where straightforward answers are often unavailable yet sought after to alleviate ...
Monica Bhattacharjee
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On a Nonparametric Notion of Residual and its Applications [PDF]
, 2015 Let $(X, \mathbf{Z})$ be a continuous random vector in $\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^d$, $d \ge 1$. In this paper, we define the notion of a nonparametric residual of $X$ on $\mathbf{Z}$ that is always independent of the predictor $\mathbf{Z}$.
Patra, Rohit Kumar +2 more
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