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Renewable energy technology in Buddhist monasteries [PDF]

, 2010
The importance of renewable energy technologies has become increasingly evident in the public mind in recent times. This has arisen during instances of energy shortage and oil price shocks, coupled with emerging concerns as a result of climate change ...
Ngamprapasom, Peeti
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Mid-Tang scholar-officials as local patrons of Buddhist monasteries

, 2020
This article discusses five accounts of reconstructions of Buddhist monasteries that were written by Tang Dynasty literati between 813 and 835. These records ( ji.) show that the Tang aristocracy developed a new strategy of establishing themselves at ...
Sokolova, Anna
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Regional Diversity of Buddhist Heritage Tourism in South Asia and Southeast Asia

Heritage
This paper examines the regional diversity in Buddhist heritage and its use for tourism in Asia, more specifically, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Based on an analysis of secondary sources and data from national tourism organisations, it illustrates ...
Kiran Shinde
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Ornamental Motifs in the Samples of Buddhist Icon-Painting from the Collection of the Kalmyk Scientifi c Center of the RAS

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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An Exceptional Category of Central Monastic Officials in the Tang Dynasty: A Study of the Ten Bhadantas During the Reigns of Gaozu, Empress Wu, and Zhongzong

Religions
In most periods of the Tang Dynasty, central monastic officials were typically appointed from among government officials, while Buddhist monks could only serve as the Three Monastic Superintendents (sangang 三綱) in the Buddhist state monasteries at the ...
Jiajia Zheng
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Mongolian Buddhist monasteries in present-day northern China a comparative study of monasteries in Liaoning and Inner Mongolia

, 2006
Tibetan Buddhism is still being practised today in many monasteries of northern China. Influenced as they are by the local characteristics of the region in which they are located, these monasteries all have specific features.
null Erhimbayar
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From monasteries to hospitals: Buddhist and Islamic medical traditions [PDF]

The historical narratives of Buddhist and Islamic societies extend far beyond mere accounts of political dominion and religious debate; they are fundamentally linked with the quest for healing both the mind and body.
Mohamed Ashath, Mohamed Shafeen
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Buddhist Philosophy and the Ideals of Environmentalism [PDF]

, 2010
I examine the consistency between contemporary environmentalist ideals and Buddhist philosophy, focusing, first, on the problem of value in nature.
SCIBERRAS, COLETTE
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Forgotten Nunneries: A Challenge to Our Understanding of the Rock “Monasteries” of Kucha

Religions
The existence of Buddhist nuns (bhikṣuṇīs) in Kucha is documented in Chinese Buddhist literature and further validated by the fragments of the Bhikṣuṇīprātimokṣasūtra recovered from sites in the region.
Qian Wang, Giuseppe Vignato
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Linked economies: Buddhist monasteries and cities

, 2019
The relationship between monasteries and cities in the Gandhara region is poorly studied. The role of Buddhist monastic communities in the context of the region's ancient economy is even less so.
Olivieri, L, OLIVIERI L
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