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Thousand Hands Bodhisattva: Aesthetics, Affect, Sensational Disability

Disability Studies Quarterly, 2017
This project examines the performance Thousand Hands Bodhisattva by hearing impaired dancers and the ways in which the invisible disability might provoke divergent viewing experiences and feelings contingent upon how the performance is contextualized ...
Weisong Gao
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The Study of Practice in the Vehicles of Men and Gods and the Bodhisattva Vehicle: Perspectives from Master Taixu to Master Hsing Yun

Religions
This paper explores the perspectives of Master Taixu (太虛, 1890–1947) and Master Hsing Yun (星雲, 1927–2023) on the practice of the Buddhist Five Vehicles (五乘), particularly focusing on the relationship between the Vehicles of Men and Gods (人天乘) and the ...
Chienhuang Chen
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Bodhisattva Jizō and Folk Religious Influences: Elements of Folk Religion in Jizō’s Understanding in Japan

Asian Studies, 2016
In this paper I will focus on religious meanings that surround Bodhisattva Jizō and their connection with Japanese traditional folk religious beliefs and practices that have greatly influenced the present-day interpretation of the Jizō phenomena in Japan.
Iva LAKIĆ PARAĆ
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Moral Realism and Anti-Realism outside the West: A Meta-Ethical Turn in Buddhist Ethics [PDF]

, 2013
In recent years, discussions of Buddhist ethics have increasingly drawn upon the concepts and tools of modern ethical theory, not only to compare Buddhist perspectives with Western moral theories, but also to assess the meta-ethical implications of ...
Davis, Gordon Fraser
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William Wainwright on the Rational Assessment of the Christian Worldview: Between Rationalism and Relativism

Religious Studies Review, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 35-77, March 2025.
Kai‐man Kwan
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Vows without a self

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 108, Issue 1, Page 42-61, January 2024.
Abstract Vows play a central role in Buddhist thought and practice. Monastics are obliged to know and conform to hundreds of vows. Although it is widely recognized that vows are important for guiding practitioners on the path to enlightenment, we argue that they have another overlooked but equally crucial role to play. A second function of the vows, we
Kevin Berryman, Monima Chadha, Shaun Nichols   +2 more
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The Spread of Buddhism during Ancient China [PDF]

, 2015
Stories contain the power to be able to pull people in and engulf them with the teachings and enjoyment they possess. Storytelling is used in many different manners and one of those is through religion.
Englehart, Emma
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Hail and Farewell: An Interview with Fafnir’s Departing and Arriving Editors-In-Chief

Fafnir, 2021
The only constant is change, and thus we at Fafnir are both excited to welcome a new editor-in-chief – Dr. Essi Varis – and sorrowful at the departure of a much-valued and long-serving member of the editorial team – Dr. Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay.
Laura E. Goodin
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Preliminary investigation on antipyretic activity of Cuscuta Reflexa in rats

Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, 2010
In present study, the antipyretic activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts from Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. (Cuscutaceae) was evaluated using Brewer′s yeast induced pyrexia in rats.
Sanjib Bhattacharya, Bodhisattva Roy
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Narrative Integration: An In-Depth Exploration of the “Buddha Story Stele” in the Maiji Mountain Grottoes

Religions
This research delves into the intricacies of the “Buddha Story Stele” in Cave 133 of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, China, examining the sculptural combinations and conceptual nuances rooted in Buddhist culture from the 5th to the 6th centuries CE.
Zejie Lin, Zhijun Li, Meizi Xie
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