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Contemporary Buddha’s teaching as a Path to Liberation [PDF]

In Medias Res, 2018
Buddhism is essentially a teaching about liberation – from suffering, ignorance and rebirth. Knowledge of ‘the way things really are’ is considered to be vital in bringing about this emancipation.
Ružica Čičak-Chand
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Buddhism in the sociocultural space of Kalmykia: current status and trends

Вестник Майкопского государственного технологического университета
Introduction. The article examines the current status and main trends in the development of Buddhism in the sociocultural space of Kalmykia from the late 20th to the first quarter of the 21st century.
N. G. Ochirova
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Beatrice Lane Suzuki (1875–1939)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Beatrice Lane Suzuki was the American born wife of renowned Zen scholar Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. Until very recently, nothing beyond this had been written about her.
Judith Snodgrass
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Re-Examining Issues in the Study of Korean Buddhism: Questions Related to Degeneration of Chosŏn Buddhism, Colonialism, and Doctrine-Based Approaches

Religions
When the historical past in the study of Chosŏn Buddhism is unearthed, one would discover that Buddhist studies was in fact closely tied to Korea’s recent history of colonization by Japan and to the postcolonial influences of the West.
Sung-Eun Thomas Kim, Won-il Bang
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Rethinking the Taxonomic Category “Sect/School” (Zong 宗) in the Construction of Modern Buddhism in China—Focusing on Hešeri Rushan’s Eight Schools and Two Practices (“Ba-Zong-Er-Xing 八宗二行”)

Religions
This paper explores the origin and role of the Buddhist taxonomic category “zong 宗” (“sect” or “school”) in the formation of modern Buddhism in China. It does so by examining a highly significant late-Qing Buddhist text titled Ba-zong-er-xing 八宗二行 (Eight
Jidong Chen
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Buddhist Perspective on Depression and Ways to Deal with Depression

Journal of International Buddhist Studies, 2019
Purpose is this article is to present a Buddhist perspective on depression and ways to deal with depression according to Buddhism. First a perspective of depression according to modern psychological findings has been studied and presented to get an ...
Beliatte Metteyya
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The Common Orientation of Community Psychology and Wonhyo’s Thought: ‘One Mind’, ‘Harmonizing Disputes’ and ‘Non-hindrance’ in Focus

Religions
This study aims to relate the emerging field of community psychology with the philosophical thoughts of Wonhyo, a prominent figure in Korean Buddhism, from the aspect of their common orientation, to explore the development of both Buddhist philosophy and
Taesoo Kim, Dugsam Kim
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Japan's Modernization and Buddhism

Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 1965
The question as to the role of traditional Japanese culture, as it developed during ancient and feudal times, in modern society, or as to its historical significance, is a question of extreme importance and, at the same time, a question which is not easily answered. Also the question of the relationship between Japan's modernization and Buddhism is, in
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The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the Academy as a Resource for Buddhist Communities and for the Contemporary World

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2015
Academic Buddhist Studies investigates historical and social conditions behind Buddhist formulations and institutions. Buddhists must appropriate these findings to establish their place in the modern world and to speak effectively within it.
John Makransky
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Buddhism and Modernization

JOURNAL OF INDIAN AND BUDDHIST STUDIES (INDOGAKU BUKKYOGAKU KENKYU), 1966
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