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3 Buddhism and Modernity

2019
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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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Relational Well‐Being in Non‐WEIRD Societies: A Reformulation of Happiness From a Chinese Cultural Perspective [PDF]

PsyCh Journal, Volume 15, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Positive psychology has made substantial contributions to the scientific understanding of human flourishing, yet its conceptual architecture remains disproportionately grounded in WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) populations.
Mei Xie, Yanhui Mao, Frederick T. L. Leong   +2 more
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The Common Ground Between Japanese and Korean Buddhism in the Early Modern Period: Changes in the Perception of the Mechanism of the State–Buddhist Relationship

Religions
The East Asian world has shared both universal characteristics and regional particularities, forming a Buddhist cultural area for more than 1500 years. One of the main features of East Asian Buddhism is a “state–Buddhist link”. This article will focus on
Yong Tae Kim
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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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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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A Survey of the Japanese Influence on Buddhist Education in Taiwan during the Japanese Colonial Period (1895–1945)

Religions, 2020
This paper analyses the Japanese influence upon Taiwanese Buddhist communities during the Colonial Period. I will discuss the interplay between monasticism, education, and politics by examining the process of institutionalisation of monastics and ...
Pei-ying Lin
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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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