Nierozróżniający wgląd w medytacji buddyzmu chan i jego wczesnobuddyjskie analogie
Argument, 2017 Undifferentiating insight in the Chan Buddhist meditation and its early Buddhist analogies: In the paper a comparative analysis of Chan Buddhist meditation and the early Buddhist meditation has been conducted.
Kamil NOWAK
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An Aspect of the History of Medicine in Ancient Korea as Examined through Silla Buddhist Monks’Annotations on the “Chapter on Eliminating Disease” in the Sutra of Golden Light [PDF]
Uisahak, 2016 Nearly nothing is known of medicine in ancient Korea due to insufficient materials. With several extant prescriptions and esoteric methods of treating diseases alone, it is impossible to gauge in depth the management of medicine during this period.
Chaekun OH, Jongwook JEON, Dongwon SHIN
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Politics &Policy, Volume 53, Issue 5, October 2025.ABSTRACT This study investigates whether policy changes aimed at elevating the status of historically negatively constructed groups can sway previously unfavorable social images, using the legalization of same‐sex marriage as a critical empirical case.
Hung‐Yi Hsu
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From India to China: Evolution of the Connotations of Extracanonical Buddhist Literature
ReligionsThis paper introduces the concept of “Extracanonical Buddhist Literature” and explores its origins and development in the two major Buddhist cultural spheres of India and China. It investigates the roles such texts played in religious practice, doctrinal
Zhongyue Guan, Siyao Wang
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Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand: From Buddhist chant to rap
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 292-304, August 2025.Abstract This study explores the intersection of Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand, focusing on the transition from traditional Buddhist chant to contemporary rap. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's theories of cultural capital and the sociology of music, this article aims to show how this shift in Buddhist music mirrors broader transformations ...
Wai‐Chung Ho
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From modernity to memes: Reexamining visual culture as a Christian vehicle
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 305-317, August 2025.Abstract This article examines the expanding field of research on religious memes. Alongside a brief overview of current scholarly directions, it proposes new methodological avenues for studying memes that converge at the intersection of religion and internet humour.
Jonathan W. Johnson
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ReligionsThis study investigates instances of conflation and misattribution in the transmission of three Chinese Buddhist catalogues that share the title Zhongjing mulu 眾經目錄 (Catalogue of Various Scriptures), attributed, respectively, to Fajing 法經, Yancong 彥琮 ...
Tieanwei (Xianzhao) Teow (Shi) +1 more
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Texts and Ritual: Buddhist Scriptural Tradition of the Stūpa Cult and the Transformation of Stūpa Burial in the Chinese Buddhist Canon [PDF]
Religions, 2019 Chinese translations of Buddhist sūtras and Chinese Buddhist literature demonstrate how stūpas became acknowledged in medieval China and how clerics and laypeople perceived and worshiped them. Early Buddhist sūtras mentioned stūpas, which symbolize the presence of the Buddha and the truth of the dharma.
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Beyond Borders and Sects: The Ōbaku Canon as a Cross-Sectarian and Transnational Project
ReligionsThe Ōbaku Edition of the Buddhist Canon, initiated and spearheaded by Tetsugen Dōkō (鐵眼道光 1630–1682), profoundly influenced Japanese Buddhism and printing culture.
Guangzuo Jia
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Alternative Lineages: The Shisong lü 十誦律 in Japanese Ancient Manuscript Buddhist Canons
ReligionsTraditional studies on Chinese Buddhism have largely relied on printed canons from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Goryeo dynasties. However, recent discoveries of Dunhuang and Turfan manuscripts, along with growing recognition of Nihon kosha issaikyō ...
Limei Chi
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