Buddhism and Tourism at Pu-Tuo-Shan, China [PDF]
This thesis is a study of pilgrimage and religious tourism in a Chinese Buddhist context, with a focus on both the host monastic community and visitors. The selected research site is Pu-Tuo-Shan, one of the Four Buddhist Sacred Mountains of China.
Wong, Un In Cora
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Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits. [PDF]
Micheletti AJC +6 more
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Attitudes arising from Buddhist nurture in Britain [PDF]
Focus groups comprised of seventy-five self-identifying Buddhist teenagers in Britain were asked to discuss value domains that previous research has identified to be of special interest to Buddhists.
Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas
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Religious fasting and its impacts on individual, public, and planetary health: Fasting as a "religious health asset" for a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable society. [PDF]
Trabelsi K +13 more
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The roles and impacts of worldviews in the context of meditation-related challenges. [PDF]
Lindahl JR +3 more
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Women have been part of Buddhism since its inception in India, both as nuns and laity. As the tradition progressed, both within India and beyond, texts and traditions emerged that are or can be perceived as negative towards women.
Alice Collett
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Conception of Saviour Siblings: Religious Views in Malaysia. [PDF]
Kuek CY, A/P Gurmukh Singh SK.
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Women Living Zen: Japanese Sōtō Buddhist Nuns
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century.
Arai, Paula Kane Robinson
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The Neuroscience of Religious and Spiritual Practices: A Systematic Review of Neurotheological Evidence. [PDF]
Husain W +10 more
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Chronic otitis media and subsequent hearing loss in children from the Himalayan region residing in Buddhist Monastic schools of Nepal. [PDF]
Maharjan M +3 more
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