Buddhism, Diversity and ‘Race’: Multiculturalism and Western convert Buddhist movements in East London – a qualitative study [PDF]
This study considers the development of convert Buddhism in multicultural environments. Its focus is on the encounters of people of colour (defined for the purposes of this study as people of African, Asian and Caribbean descent) with Western convert ...
Smith, Sharon Elizabeth
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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 +1 more
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Oriental Studies, 2018 The theme of article is Buddhist art of modern Kalmykia. Cult art of the Kalmyks was formed in the course of Buddhist fi ne art canon by the infl uence of traditional culture. Buddhist iconography in interpreting of nomads is syncreatic.
Svetlana Garrievna Batyreva
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Oriental Studies, 2018 The article provides an overview of Buddhist paintings stored by the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS. The object of research is the traditional pictorial art of Kalmykia.
S. G. Batyreva
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The dilemma of mind in contemporary Buddhism : some British testimony [PDF]
, 2006 Progress in neuroscience over the last half-century casts doubt on the religious intuition that the mind is a non-material entity. Without some dialogue between religion and science in order to resolve differences of fact and value, the dilemma of the ...
Kennedy, Andrew William
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From Nationalism to Transnationalism: The Compilation and Publication of the Puhui Canon (Puhuizang)
ReligionsThe publication of the Puhui Canon began in 1943, was interrupted in 1955, and was ultimately completed in 1998, spanning three significant historical periods: the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese Civil War (1945–1949), and the early ...
Ting Shen
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Early Doctrines and Concepts of Indian Materialism Preserved in the Chinese Buddhist Canon
ReligionsThis article tries to show how early elements of the Chinese Buddhist Canon can expand our understanding of the concepts and tenets of ancient Indian materialism.
Daisung Han, Wangmo Seo
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The Publication and Dissemination of the Yuan Dynasty Pilu Canon
ReligionsThis study explores the publication and dissemination of the Pilu Canon 《毗盧藏》, engraved by followers of Bao’en Wanshou Hall in Houshan Village, Fujian, during the Yanyou reign of the Yuan Dynasty.
Tun Zhao
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A theology of international relations : a Buddhist approach to religion and politics in an interdependent world [PDF]
, 2011 For many decades, Buddhism in the West has been conceived as an ‘other-worldly’ religion with very little or –at least—limited authority in the public arena.
Chavez-Segura, Alejandro
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Situating the Concept of Mindfulness in the Theravāda Tradition
Asian Studies, 2016 Mindfulness plays a prominent role in traditional and modern Buddhist meditation practice. This paper examines the theoretical background of the concept of mindfulness (sati) as presented in the early Buddhist sources, recorded in Theravāda Buddhism.
Tamara DITRICH
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