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Youth Buddhism: The Centrality of “Youth” in Modern Buddhism

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2021
Throughout this article, I propose the term “Youth Buddhism” in order to bring out an underdeveloped field of study—of Buddhism and youth—and to emphasize the instrumental role that youth play as both an imagined problem for religions as well as the ...
Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg
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Coming to Terms with “Engaged Buddhism”: Periodizing, Provincializing, and Politicizing the Concept

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2022
Whatever happened to “Engaged Buddhism”? Twenty years after a flurry of publication placing this global movement firmly on the map, enthusiasm for the term itself appears to have evaporated.
Alexander O. Hsu
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Science and Religion in the 21st Century: Buddhist Vector [PDF]

Гуманитарный вектор, 2021
The article analyzes the relationship between Buddhism and science, presented in the works and activities of Buddhist leaders and scholars. The aim of the study is to determine the specifics of the relationship between Buddhism and science, associated ...
Tatiana V. Bernyukevich
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Umandawa: Buddhist Transformation in Modern Sri Lanka

Religions, 2023
Charismatic Buddhist monks are instrumental in modernising Buddhism as they have been entrusted with an important role of resurrecting religion and Sinhala society throughout the course of Sri Lankan history. Ven. Pitaduwe Siridhamma, later known as Siri
Gihani De Silva
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The Buddhism and Psychology Discourse: A Hermeneutic

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2022
A primary conceptual framework for Buddhism in contemporary popular religious culture is as a kind of psychology. This representation dates from the nineteenth century, when apologists took advantage of the new cultural discourse of psychology to explain
Richard K. Payne
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Buddhist Modernism and the Piety of Female Sex Workers in Northern Thailand

Religions, 2022
This paper highlights Thailand’s distinctive form of Buddhist Modernism through an exploration of religious piety among female sex workers in the city of Chiangmai.
Amnuaypond Kidpromma
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“One’s Own Body of Pure Channels and Elements”: The Teaching and Practice of Tibetan Yoga at Namdroling

Religions, 2021
The Tibetan yoga practice known as “winds, channels, and inner heat” (rtsa rlung gtum mo) is physically challenging, and yet is intentionally designed to transform the mind.
Naomi Worth
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Women and Ultramodern Buddhism in Australia

Religions, 2018
Buddhists started arriving in Australia in large numbers during the mid-1800s, and the first Buddhist societies and centres began to be formed in the mid-late 1900s.
Anna Halafoff, Jayne Garrod, Laura Gobey
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On the Threshold of the "Land of Marvels:" Alexandra David-Neel in Sikkim and the Making of Global Buddhism

The Journal of Transcultural Studies, 2016
Alexandra David-Neel had already been acquainted with the Himalayas for a long time before the visits to Tibet in 1924 that would make her a mainstream figure of modern Buddhism.
Samuel Thévoz
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Identification with Buddhism among young Chinese Indonesians: multicultural dynamics and generational transitions

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
Amidst the diverse cultural and religious tapestry of Indonesia, Buddhism holds a prominent position as a major faith. Within the context of multiculturalism and generational shifts, this study explores the evolving identification of young Chinese ...
Jingyi Xie, Siyu Ma
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