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Buddhism in Contemporary India

2016
This chapter presents an overview of contemporary Indian Buddhism, broadly conceived, highlighting several historical developments, transregional influences, and Indo-centric adaptations within the colonial and postcolonial context. As the “homeland” of Buddhism and central to various contemporary revitalization movements, two themes are of particular ...
David Geary, Sraman Mukherjee
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Contemporary Buddhism in Malaysia

2016
This chapter examines Buddhism in Malaysia, from its early history through the contemporary period. It investigates the factors that contributed to the migration and continued presence of Chinese, Thai, Burmese, and Sri Lankan Buddhists to peninsular Malaysia, as well as the causes that led to the founding of their own familiar places of worship ...
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Contemporary Buddhism and Iconography

2016
This chapter examines the historical usage of the term “iconography,” how Erwin Panofsky (1892–1968) developed it into a fundamental method of art historical analysis, and considers the applications of this method to the contemporary study of Buddhist art.
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Contemporary Indonesian Buddhism and Monotheism

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 1987
The philosophical basis of the Indonesian state, first framed in 1945, is the Panca Sila or Five Principles. Since 1985 all political and social organizations including religious ones have had to subscribe to the Panca Sila as their sole philosophical principle (Azas Tunggal). The first of the Five Principles is belief in Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, normally,
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Contemporary Buddhism and Ecology

2016
This chapter critically investigates the relationship between Buddhism and ecology, emphasizing the behaviors and intentions of practitioners rather than interpretations of early Buddhist scriptures. Through examination of the contemporary interpretations and implementations of the concept of interdependence (Pali: paticca-samuppada), animal release ...
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Two Buddhisms in Contemporary Mongolia

Contemporary Buddhism, 2006
In a recent overview of the ‘two Buddhisms’ thesis of Buddhism in the West, Paul Numrich argued for the continued validity of this typology. In particular, through an extensive overview of current scholarship, he convincingly showed that the oft-noted dichotomy between immigrant Buddhism and western convert Buddhism remains a valuable heuristic tool ...
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Contemporary Buddhism and Death

2016
Funerary Buddhism emerges out of Buddhism’s encounter with modernization, both in Asia and the West from the nineteenth century. It refers to a broad spectrum of textual, material, ritual, sociocultural, and institutional forms connected to the immediate and ongoing care of the dead. It implicates everything from Buddhist institutions to local temples,
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The Contemporary Study of Buddhism

2016
This chapter discusses the history of Buddhist studies as a modern academic discipline. Rather than giving a broad bibliographic survey of the field, it explores the way in which power has structured its genesis and development as a system for the production of knowledge.
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Lao buddhism, mental health, and contemporary implications

Journal of Religion & Health, 1973
In the absence of mental health workers, the people of Laos effectively support one another through crises and role changes. They accomplish this by employing social institutions and traditions that have been present in their culture from antiquity.
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Two forms of contemporary Buddhism

2008
Key terms and teachings Engaged Buddhism: A form of Buddhism developed by Thich Nhat Hanh and others that combines the meditative practices of the monastic life with the practical demands of compassionate action in the world. Its point and purpose is for its practitioners to realize that wisdom and knowledge must eventually lead to enlightened ...
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