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Medieval Khmer Society: The Life and Times of Jayavarman VII (ca. 1120–1218)
Jayavarman VII (ca. 1120–1218) is one of the best known Cambodian “Angkor” leaders, in part because he was able to unite the numerous small, fragmented Khmer Cambodian and Cham kingdoms of the day.
Paul Nietupski
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Buddhism and Urbanism in Post-Soviet Buryatia
With the collapse of the Soviet Union the traditionally Buddhist regions of Russia, including the Republic of Buryatia, experienced the revival of religion.
Bato Dondukov +2 more
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Memahami Mahâyâna dan Hînayâna dalam Filsafat Timur
Since the death of Buddha, Buddhism has become very popular and growing. This was marked by the presence of two great schools of Buddhism namely Mahāyâna and Hînayâna. These two streams have similarities and differences in rituals and faith proclamation.
Paulus Eko Kristianto
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The Impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on the Music of Indonesia
The incorporation of Hinduism and Buddhism in Indonesia has given a unique characteristic to the Indonesian cultural reality. Since the Kalinga–Bali Yatra (from 320 BC to the establishment of Kalinga kingdom in Central Java around 500 AD), that ...
Sunarto
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The Background of Stone Pagoda Construction in Ancient Japan
In this study stone pagodas from ancient Japan (7th to 9th centuries) were analyzed. The findings show that there are some apparently influenced by the Korean Peninsula and two other types.
Asei Satō
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Altun Yaruq Sudur (Suvarṇaprabhāsottama) is a sūtra which belongs to Mahāyāna Buddhism. This text includes the essence and philosophy of Buddhism, as well as legends and sermons of Buddha.
Erdem Uçar
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Becoming a Nun, Becoming a Man: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns’ Gender Transformation [PDF]
This paper explores apparent contradictions in the gender identifications of Taiwanese Buddhist nuns. Because the texts and teachings of their tradition provide conflicting messages about women\u27s spiritual abilities, the nuns create a complex gender ...
Crane, Hillary
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Study on the relationship between Kumarajiva and Mahayana Buddhism in western regions of China
Kumarajiva is a Chinese Buddhist master who came from the western regions of China. His religious thoughts went through a conversion from Hinayana Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism.
Wuqing Peng, Ninglin Sun
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On the Ontology of Composites in Abhidharma Buddhism
ABSTRACT Abhidharma Buddhism maintains that the only ultimately real (paramārtha) entities in the universe are dharmas, which are simples. What then is the ontological status of composites on this theory? One possibility is that Abhidharma Buddhists deny the reality of composites.
Monima Chadha, Shaun Nichols
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Čampā is a Far East country, whose Māhāyana Buddhism is known from 7th to 14th century. In fact, Sanskrit and Cam Inscriptions mostly attested Tantric practices, belonging to the Vajrāyana Buddhism, mixing Śaiva and Buddhist believes.
Anne-Valérie Schweyer
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