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Buddhism in Central Asia and Russia: History and Present Stata
Проблемы постсоветского пространства, 2020 The article considers the history of Buddhism in Central Asia and in Russia. It outlines the main periods of development and special features of Buddhism in the region, its influence on the local culture.
I. V. Kolosova
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Hoedang and Jingakjong: Esoteric Buddhism in Contemporary Korea
Religions, 2022 This article discusses the emergence, transformation, and transmission of an esoteric Buddhist movement that Hoedang (孫珪祥, Kyu-shang Sohn [or Sohn, Gyu-sang], 1902–1963) began in the 1940s and 1950s.
David W. Kim
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ReligionsThis article delves into the perception of monastics from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy of Western China concerning the intertwining relationship between Buddhism and science, along with the impact of this perception on their worldview and life trajectory.
Yingxu Liu, Saiping An
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, 2017 This chapter presents an overview of developments of Buddhism in Latin America. Although not a major religion in the region, Buddhism has thrived among the tertiary-educated, white middle classes. Nevertheless, there has been a paucity of research on the
Rocha, Cristina (R11182)
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ReligionsThis article explores the apologetic discourse towards the convergence between Pure Land Buddhism and theoretical physics of the contemporary Chinese Buddhist monk, Da An (1959- ). Faced with the formidable challenge posed by contemporary science towards
Saiping An
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Концепт: философия, религия, культураThe relevance of studying contemporary Russian Buddhism is determined by its position among traditional religious denominations in Russia. The goal is to identify the specificities of coexistence of various forms of Russian Buddhism from the perspective ...
T. V. Bernyukevich
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Welcome Insight into Buddhist Vegetarianism in Sri Lanka
Humanimalia, 2016 James Stewart, Vegetarianism and Animal Ethics in Contemporary Buddhism. London: Routledge, 2015. 214 pp. $145 hc.
Geoffrey Barstow
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Knowing education in Thailand like a global expert organisation: Politics, context and data
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Global expert organisations play increasingly significant roles in the way that education is understood and governed internationally, including by influencing the discourses through which education is conceptualised and shaping norms of what counts as success, failure, progress and the most desirable visions for the future.
Steve Puttick +6 more
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Tai Khun Buddhism and Ethnic-Religious Identity
, 2009 This article examines the Buddhist ethnic-religious identity expressed by the Tai Khun people of the Eastern Shan State of Myanmar. The author argues that they possess a double ethnic identity: on the one hand, they have an ethnic-political identity as a
Karlsson, Klemens,
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Exploring the interplay between Buddhism and career development : a study of highly skilled women workers in Sri Lanka [PDF]
, 2013 This article adopts a socio cultural lens to examine the role of Buddhism in highly skilled women workers’ careers in Sri Lanka. While Buddhism enabled women’s career development by giving them strength to cope with difficult situations in work, it also ...
Cohen, Laurie +3 more
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