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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 290-319, August 2024.Abstract With the dissolution of an authoritarian regime, novel semiotic technologies are mobilized in the service of producing new political imaginaries. Through what visual and discursive practices can “democracy” be made visible? How can “good governance” be convincingly attested?
Aurora Donzelli
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The Problem of the Buddha’s Short Lifespan [PDF]
, 2002 The Buddha's lifespan is discussed in many Mahāyāna sūtras and śāstras. An analysis of these texts shows that it became a problem when the Mahāyānists emphasized more and more the merit of the Buddha as a result of Bodhisattva practice.
Guang, X, 廣興
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The Stoicism of Śāntideva: Comparisons between Stoic and Buddhist philosophy
Theoria, Volume 90, Issue 4, Page 377-399, August 2024.Abstract Recently, due to various geopolitical events, a movement for 'decolonisation' has taken shape. In essence, this movements seeks to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. This desire has been expressed in many diverse ways depending on the context.
Lee Clarke
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Review of Policy Research, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 491-507, May 2024.Abstract Gross National Happiness (GNH), a concept first introduced by Bhutan, has gained immense traction as an alternate development paradigm to GDP toward achieving wholesome global progress. In this paper, we investigate the origins of the policy of GNH, through the theoretical lens of the punctuated equilibrium theory (PET), and when and how GNH ...
Lhawang Ugyel +2 more
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Silent suasions: interpersonal mediation in Thai meditation
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 30, Issue S1, Page 61-76, April 2024.Abstract Discourse is the typical modus operandi for persuasive practices, but silence also has an important role to play in many religious contexts. In this essay, I examine how silence works as a mechanism of persuasion in Thailand, where Buddhist logics of meditation permeate social life.
Julia Cassaniti
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RUDN Journal of PhilosophyVarious features of the interpretation of these schools main positions, the reasons for their appearance and the consequences for the development of Mahayana Buddhism have been the subject of discussion in this research.
Sergei Yu. Lepekhov
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 30, Issue S1, Page 96-114, April 2024.Abstract Ethical encounters in cross‐cultural contexts have been a major concern in the anthropology of morality and religion, yet the dominant view assumes that processes of ethical transformation and conversion emphasize the centrality of texts and beliefs.
Yu Qiu
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, 2013 Większość uniwersalnych religii posiada swoją świętą księgę: judaizm Torę, chrześcijaństwo Biblię, islam - Koran. Buddyzm tymczasem nie posiada nawet pojęcia "świętej księgi". Nie ma jednego tekstu wspólnego dla wszystkich wyznawców. Choć Kanon palijski
Grela, Joanna
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Crossing and Questioning Boundaries: Five Influential Books in Mahayana/East Asian Buddhism
Religious Studies Review, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 333-336, June 2025.
Matthew Mitchell
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American Anthropologist, Volume 126, Issue 1, Page 59-70, March 2024.Abstract Engaged Dharma Israel (EDI) activists resist their state's occupation of West Bank Palestinians by offering them solidarity and support. Whereas most Israelis consider such Palestinians’ houses unsafe, EDI participants “feel at home” when acting as polite guests there, experiencing the hospitality of their politically subordinate counterparts ...
Ori Mautner
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