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, 2013 This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia ...
Hacker, Randi
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Monastic Discipline and Communal Rules for Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar and Thailand [PDF]
, 2018 This study explores the contemporary social reality of Buddhist precept nuns in Myanmar and Thailand through the lens of the monastic regulations and communal rules they adhere to, and how/if such rules inform their monastic discipline and communal ...
Kawanami, Hiroko, Lindberg Falk, Monica
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La chevelure féminine et la religion (au Tibet) : entre renoncement et pouvoir
Ateliers d'Anthropologie, 2018 This article examines the female side of religious hair in Tibet, which can be separated into two categories: that of Buddhist nuns with shaved heads, and that of the khandroma [mka’ ’gro ma] or “saints” who don hair that is often quite long and abundant.
Nicola Schneider
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How Tibetan Nuns Become Khenmos: The History and Evolution of the Khenmo Degree for Tibetan Nuns
Religions, 2021 Tibetan Buddhist nuns are making history in numerous ways. They now meet in classrooms instead of tents, earn the title “Khenmo” after many years of dedicated study, and take exams that are standardized, frequent, and both written and oral. Additionally,
Padma’tsho (Baimacuo)
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International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 22, Issue 3, September 2025.ABSTRACT A previous paper described and challenged Girard's extensive revisions and rejections of psychoanalytic ideas, further elucidating some of his egregious misunderstandings and erroneous claims. This paper continues by dissecting his problematic claims about religion, especially his dubious insistence that Christian revelation is the only ...
Jerry S. Piven
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Child Ordination in South and Southeast Asian Buddhism
Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 8, August 2025.ABSTRACT This essay presents scholarship on the lifestyles of Buddhist young people who ordain before reaching the age of 18 or 20—ages that in many nations today signify adulthood. It covers questions about the forms of education provided young nuns and monks, the care and emotional support such children receive.
Liz Wilson
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The Legacy of Elder Buddhist Nuns
, 2020 Early Buddhist nuns receive no credit for contributing to either feminist or Buddhist discourse on anger because scholars have focused on examinations on sex and sexuality. Yet their poems resonate with postcolonial feminists such as Maria Lugones, who has provided compelling analyses of anger that break from notions of purity and singular identity. I,
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The Path From Tourist Mindfulness to Storytelling: A Meaning‐Making Perspective
International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 27, Issue 4, July/August 2025.ABSTRACT Despite the significant meaning‐making role of mindfulness in the tourist experience and storytelling as a powerful value generator for tourism services, limited research has been devoted to investigating the impact of mindfulness on tourists' storytelling behavior. Based on the Mindfulness‐to‐Meaning Theory (MMT), this study empirically tests
Solbi Lee, James Busser, Minji Kim
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Child Ordination in South Asian Jainism
Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2025.ABSTRACT The practice of initiating minors (children under the age of 18 [bāla or bāl]), was once common among Śvetāmbara Jain mendicant communities in South Asia. This article summarizes scholarship on Jain child ordination, specifically initiation (dīkṣā) into Śvetāmbara mendicant life.
Liz Wilson
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Roman Catholicism and the History of Christianity in Modern Japan
Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2025.ABSTRACT This review article aims to provide an overview of the existing literature on Roman Catholicism in modern Japan post‐1873, focussing on works that address its societal impact. It orients readers in the historical context of Roman Catholic mission and social contributions to modern Japan. The scholarship indicates the conservative beginnings of
Gwyn McClelland
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