Meditation on the Body in Chapter 7 of Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra
Religions, 2020 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra is an Indian Buddhist sutra dating to the first half of the first millennium. Chapter 7 of the sutra consists of a very long meditation on the body, unusual in Buddhist literature for its anatomical, especially osteological ...
Robert Kritzer
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The Methodological Implications of the Buddhist Model of Study, Reflection, and Cultivation
Religions, 2022 This paper discusses aspects of the Buddhist concept of threefold wisdom and their implications on methodology for Buddhist studies, especially the academic study of Buddhist philosophy.
Philippe Turenne
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The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Buddhist-derived meditation practices are currently being employed as a popular form of health promotion. While meditation programs draw inspiration from Buddhist textual sources for the benefits of meditation, these sources also acknowledge a wide range
Jared R Lindahl +4 more
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Meditation increases the depth of information processing [PDF]
, 2012 During meditation, practitioners are required to center their attention on a specific object for extended periods of time. When their thoughts get diverted, they learn to quickly disengage from the distracter.
Wolf eSinger +11 more
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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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Meditation Awareness Training (MAT) for work-related wellbeing and job performance: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Due to its potential to concurrently improve work-related wellbeing (WRW) and job performance, occupational stakeholders are becoming increasingly interested in the applications of meditation.
Singh, NN +14 more
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Multiple Buddhisms in Ladakh: Strategic Secularities and Missionaries Fighting Decline
Religions, 2021 During fieldwork in Ladakh in July–August 2018, three authors from Asian studies, anthropology, and religious studies backgrounds researched “multiple Buddhisms” in Ladakh, India.
Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg +2 more
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Religions, 2023 This study first examines the developmental perspective on seated meditation from Bodhidharma 達摩 to the Linji 臨濟 school of the Tang Dynasty. During this dynasty, the Linji school followed the criticism of physical seated meditation by the Southern school
Jing-Jia Huang
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Mindfulness and other Buddhist-derived interventions in correctional settings: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Throughout the last decade, there has been a growth of interest into the rehabilitative utility of Buddhist-derived interventions (BDIs) for incarcerated populations.
Van Gordon, W +3 more
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Teaching Buddhism in Britain's schools : redefining the insider role [PDF]
, 2010 Dialogical approaches to Religious Education in Britain’s schools have opened the subject to input by Buddhist insiders more than ever in its history although shortcomings remain in the way Buddhism is portrayed in the classroom.
Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas +1 more
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