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‘Bodhisattva Bodies’: Early Twentieth Century Indian Influences on Modern Japanese Buddhist Art
ArtsThe first decade of the twentieth century marked a turning point for Japanese Buddhism. With the introduction of Western academia, Buddhist scholars began to uncover the history of Buddhism, and through their efforts, they discovered India as the ...
Chao Chi Chiu
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Iconographic Features of Kalmyk Embroidery: Traditional and Contemporary Practices
Oriental Studies, 2021 Introduction. The Kalmyks are a Mongolic Buddhist people that arrived in the Volga region in the 17th century. The specific ethnic features of Buddhism professed by the Kalmyks took shape over centuries of Russian suzerainty and were determined by ...
Tatyana I. Sharaeva
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The Buddha of Kamakura and the “Modernization” of Buddhist Statuary in the Meiji Period
The Journal of Transcultural Studies, 2011 During Japan’s revolutionary years in the latter half of the nineteenth century, in particular after the Meiji Restoration of 1868, people experienced a great change in the traditional values that had governed various aspects of their life during the Edo
Hiroyuki Suzuki
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The impacts of biological invasions
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 more
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ReligionsBuddhist cosmology is prominently reflected in artistic expressions across various regions, particularly through its extensive representation in Buddhist art.
Ran Xiong
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Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A growing body of research shows that training in LGBTQ+ affirming counseling (LGBTQ+ AC) positively impacts counselors’ perceived knowledge and skills in providing mental health services to LGBTQ+ communities. Existing program evaluations of LGBTQ+ AC, however, have primarily used synchronous delivery formats and cultural competency models ...
Amber L. Pope +7 more
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RESEARCH HUB International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2022 Mahatma Buddha took birth in Lumbini, Nepal and spread Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The remains of Buddhist architecture in the form of stupas, chaityas and Bihar are spread over the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in the form of Buddhist art centers of India.
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Moral Entertainment – The Buddhist Hell Parks of Thailand
Studia Religiologica, 2021 Visiting Hell parks is a popular pastime in contemporary Thailand. Situated near Buddhist temples, these gruesome sculpture gardens depict the Buddhist vision of Hell.
Roman Husarski
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Emic–Etic Perspectives on Southeast Asian Cultural Attitudes Surrounding Human Remains
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Community ethics and cultural attitudes vary across contexts in which professionals work with human remains. Southeast Asia is home to millions; thus, there are challenges when attempting to understand and articulate the diversity in cultures, ideologies, and ethics surrounding the dead.
Tatfeef Haque +19 more
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One Statuette from the National Museum of Tatarstan Analyzed
Монголоведение, 2022 Introduction. The article deals with an item contained in the Buddhist Collection of Tatarstan’s National Museum. Buddhist art is essentially canonical, which sets forth some difficulties to be faced when it comes to refer certain pieces to different ...
Elza P. Bakaeva, Natalya V. Fomina
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