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Buddhism and Western Psychology

open access: yesSt Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Psychology emerged as an independent field of naturalistic inquiry during an era of dawning Western scholarly and popular interest in Buddhism. Over the past century-and-a-half psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts have analysed, pathologized,
Seth Zuihō Segall
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What is the role of preaching in Buddhism?

open access: yes, 2021
Preaching was an ancient method of teaching within Buddhism. The Buddha himself used and displayed abundant skill in preaching his message effectively. Yet, after two and a half millennia, preaching remains vital in Buddhism, making Buddhism one of the ...
Deegalle, M
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Smuggled Hinduism—From Dōgen’s Viewpoint

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The central question of this paper is what kind of view Dōgen had about Mazu. At first glance, this may seem completely irrelevant to the theme of this issue. In fact, however, Dōgen’s view points to a subtle relationship between Buddhism and Hinduism in
Atsushi (Shōken) Hayakawa
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The Formation of Biaoquan and Zhequan as a Pair of Philosophical Concepts in Chinese Buddhism

open access: yesReligions, 2023
The general consensus in the field of Buddhist studies is that the terms “biaoquan” and “zhequan” are a pair of Buddhist philosophical concepts often used to designate two diametrically opposed forms of rhetoric.
Junqi Wang
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Risk Preference and Religious Beliefs: A Case in China

open access: yesReligions, 2022
Risk preference theory states that religiosity positively correlates with risk aversion. Based on data from the 2018 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this study tested risk preference theory in the Chinese mainland.
Dao Zhou
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Embodying Legacy by Pursuing Asymmetry: Pushou Temple and Female Monastics’ Ordinations in Contemporary China

open access: yesReligions, 2022
This paper focuses on ordination procedures specific to women in Chinese Buddhism, and on the positions adopted by bhikṣuṇīs regarding the procedures’ asymmetrical nature in contemporary China. Dual ordinations, according to which aspiring bhikṣuṇīs must
Amandine Péronnet
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Repetitive Religious Chanting Invokes Positive Emotional Schema to Counterbalance Fear: A Multi-Modal Functional and Structural MRI Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020
IntroductionDuring hard times, religious chanting/praying is widely practiced to cope with negative or stressful emotions. While the underlying neural mechanism has not been investigated to a sufficient extent.
Junling Gao   +6 more
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The Funerary Rites of Won Buddhism in Korea

open access: yesReligions, 2020
Won Buddhism, established in 1916 by Founding Master Sot’aesan (少太山, 1891–1943), is one of the most active new religious movements in South Korea. When Korean society experienced a revolution in terms of values together with a swift transformation at the
Kwangsoo Park
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Exploring the Intricate Usage and Interpretation Issues of “體” (tǐ) in Xuanzang’s Translation of Abhidharmakośabhāṣya

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This study delves into the intricate usage and interpretation issues of the Chinese term “體” (tǐ) in Xuanzang’s translation of the Abhidharmakośa (AKBh[X]) by providing a Sanskrit-Chinese comparative investigation.
Shuqing Zhang
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Buddhism in Central Asia I [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Buddhism in Central Asia (Part I): Patronage, Legitimation, Sacred Space, and Pilgrimage, 6-14th Centuries deals with the various strategies of legitimation and the establishment of sacred space and pilgrimage among both trans-regional (Chinese, Indian ...

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