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Philosophical Aspects of Sixth-Century Chinese Buddhist Debates on “Mind and Consciousness" [PDF]

, 2014
In this book, an international team of fourteen scholars investigates the Chinese reception of Indian Buddhist ideas, especially in the sixth and seventh centuries. Topics include Buddhist logic and epistemology (pramāṇa, yinming); commentaries on Indian
Kantor, Hans-Rudolf
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Patching up Dunhuang Manuscripts of the Miaofa lianhua jing: Exploring the Buddhist Philological Significance of Textual Reconstruction

Religions
The Miaofa lianhua jing 妙法蓮華經 is one of the most important scriptures of early Mahāyāna Buddhism, renowned as the “King of Sūtras”. It was extremely widely transmitted around the Tang Dynasty.
Longquan Qin
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The Use of Books for Buddhist Embroideries in Seventeenth-Century China: The Cases of Avalokiteśvara and Bodhidharma Designs

Religions
Buddhist women in traditional China used embroidery—considered the most feminine art form—to produce images of deities, allowing them to visualize their religious aspirations while adhering to the decorum expected in Confucian society.
Soohyun Yoon
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Same‐Sex Marriage Legalization and Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

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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Shaka Goichidaiki Zue: Vernacularization and Visualization of Buddha’s Biography in Nineteenth-Century Japan

Religions
Since the appearance of Buddha, texts and images depicting his life have circulated across Eurasia, serving as significant mediums for disseminating Buddhist ideology.
Wei Xiang
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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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Visible Layouts, Hidden Dynamics: Reading, Reproducing, and Reframing Chinese Buddhist Glossaries

Religions
This paper investigates how the layout strategies of Xuanying’s Yiqiejing yinyi (mid-7th c.), the earliest surviving Chinese Buddhist glossary, evolved across manuscripts, Buddhist Canon editions, and Qing-era scholarly reprints from the 7th to 19th ...
Ziwei Ye
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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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Diplomatic relations of the Turkic Khaganate and the Northern Zhou Empire in the 560s and 570s

Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки
This article examines Chinese historical sources covering the development of contacts between the Turkic Khaganate and the Northern Zhou Empire during the 560s and 570s. The reign of Muqan Qaghan was a time of great prosperity, when the Turks reached the
R. T. Ganiev, P. I. Butsyk
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Szútrák a hosszú élethez Amoghavajra fordításában

Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2017
In the 20th volume of the Taishō Canon (大正新脩大蔵経), there are five texts that were all supposedly translated by Amoghavajra 不空 in the 8th century, and share the same subject: longevity. One of them is the Fugen Enmei scripture 普賢延命経.
Mónika Kiss
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