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The prospect of Buddhism through the monastic commercialization in China: between faith and wealth

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
The commercialization of Buddhism has been an important issue since it spread to the East. Through a meticulous collation of relevant content from Buddhist scriptures and historical documents, this paper systematically reviews the early development of ...
Yunlong Li, Qintong Li
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Reconfiguring Western Zen: Eco-Engagement in Japanese (American) Zen Buddhism—Case Studies of Zen Peacemakers Germany and Akazienzendo Berlin

Religions
This article examines how two contemporary Zen Buddhist communities in Germany—Zen Peacemakers Germany and Akazienzendo Berlin—engage in ecological activism through the lens of eco-Buddhism.
Hanyi Zhang, Ruotong Shi
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The current situation and development trends of Tibetan Buddhism in Inner Mongolia

Nomadic Civilization: Historical Research
Since the 16th century, the dge-lugs-pa (Gelug sect) of Tibetan Buddhism has been spread widely in Mongolian regions, gradually permeating the ideological and social lives of the Mongolian people.
S. Gaowa
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Global Shin Buddhism and Ritual Practice

This book explores the globalisation of Shin Buddhism (also known as Jōdo Shinshū – the name by which it is referred to in this book) through an examination of ritual practice and its transformations in four main areas: Japan, the United States and Hawai’
Galvan-Alvarez, Enrique, Dake, Mitsuya, Matsunaga, Louella   +2 more
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The Relative Identity of All Objects: Tiantai Buddhism Meets Analytic Metaphysics

Ergo, An Open Access Journal of Philosophy
According to Zhiyi 智顗 (538–597), the founder of the Chinese Buddhist Tiantai school 天台宗, “one object is all objects;” hence, all objects are profoundly interconnected. In this paper, I critically examine Zhiyi’s metaphysics of objects as presented in the 
Li Kang
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Charity and Compassion: A Comparative Study of Philosophy of Friendship Between Thomistic Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism

Religions
In the current era, when civilizations are in constant conflict and humankind is facing a series of serious existential crises, there is an urgent need for universal love to unite humankind. As models of world religions, Christianity and Buddhism provide
Zhichao Qi, Jingyu Sang
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Easternization of the East? Zen and Spirituality as Distinct Cultural Narratives in Japan

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2015
Zen Buddhism has for decades fascinated the West, and the former elitist tradition has in contemporary times become part of broad popular culture. Zen is for Buddhists, but it is also part of a general “Easternization” and alleged “spiritual revolution ...
Jørn Borup
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Material Affordance and the Mediated Turn in Korean Buddhist Material Culture

Religions
Contemporary Korean Buddhism circulates through an expanding network of material and mediated forms that operate without explicitly demanding doctrinal commitment or institutional affiliation.
Junghyun Kwon, Jahyun Kim
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Meditation and Mass Civil Disruption: How “Engaged” Can an “Engaged Buddhist” Be?

Journal of Global Buddhism
As a subgroup of the environmental movement “Extinction Rebellion,” “Extinction Rebellion Buddhists” are a unique religious community in the United Kingdom.
Zoe Zielke
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Buddhist Philosophy and the Ideals of Environmentalism [PDF]

, 2010
I examine the consistency between contemporary environmentalist ideals and Buddhist philosophy, focusing, first, on the problem of value in nature.
SCIBERRAS, COLETTE
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