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Recontextualizing Nanyang Buddhism Based on the Guangzhou Guangxiao Si
ReligionsThis study examined the recontextualization of Nanyang Buddhism and its practices at the Guangzhou Guangxiao Si, considering their adaptation to the requirements of contemporary urban communities in China and Southeast Asia, as well as local cultural ...
Yi Miao +3 more
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Sacred space in motion: geography, time, and texts in the historiography of Lingyan Temple
Frontiers in SociologyThis study examines the historiography of Lingyan Temple, a prominent Buddhist temple in Jinan, through an empirical and positivist lens. The study delineates the temple’s historical evolution from the Eastern Jin dynasty to the present, employing a ...
Bin Han, Yaoping Liu
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His excellency and the monk: a correspondence between Nyanaponika Thera and David Ben-Gurion [PDF]
, 2009 Between the years 1956 and 1962 the scholar-monk Nyanaponika Thera and the first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion have exchanged eight long letters.
Asaf Federman +4 more
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Almost a proper Buddhist : the post-secular complexity of heritage Buddhist teen identity in Britain [PDF]
, 2014 This qualitative study explores how Buddhist affiliation relates to practice, how Buddhist teens define and experience their religious identity and which sociological paradigms are helpful in understanding the dynamics of Buddhist teen identity.
Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas
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Buddhism: an atheistic and anti-caste religion? : Modern ideology and historical reality of the ancient Indian Bauddha Dharma [PDF]
, 2001 The historian has to safeguard the strangeness of the past. Therefore, religio-historical research has to scrutinise the reconstruction of the real history of religions by religious ideologies of the present.
Weber, Edmund
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ReligionsCultural diplomacy is often regarded as a potent method to enhance the bond between nations by facilitating the interchange of cultural values and practices. Previous studies have focused chiefly on political and economic elements, neglecting the role of
Dongxiao Zheng, Yaoping Liu
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Corporate culture is a critical driver of corporate social responsibility, shaping how firms internalize sustainability, social and environmental concerns, yet its governance antecedents are less understood. Motivated by the need to understand how governance structures affect organizational values and behavior, we explore the relationship ...
Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Stefano Starita
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ReligionsWhen it comes to relations between Thailand (Siam) and Sri Lanka (Ceylon), the Buddhist connections between the two countries are often discussed and are highly valued.
Metteyya Beliatte, Yaoping Liu
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Sidelining Mitigation: Climate Delay Discourses Among Municipal Legislators in Southeastern Brazil
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how municipal legislators frame climate mitigation and how these framings shift responsibility, narrow the perceived scope of municipal authority, and reduce the urgency or feasibility of local action. We analyzed 31 interviews with city councilors serving on Permanent Environmental Committees across municipalities in ...
Tainá Yumi Patriani
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Empowering Thai Nuns Towards Sustainable Development
Journal of International Buddhist StudiesThai nuns, known as Mae Chee who shave their heads, don white clothing, and adhere to a monastic-like lifestyle, have an ambiguous status among Thai Buddhist practitioners.
Metteyya Beliatte +3 more
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