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Cultural differences in revenge fantasies using drawings: A comparative study between Indians and Thais

Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract Unjust events cause humiliation and can elicit revenge fantasies. The present study explored cultural differences between Indians and Thais expressing revenge fantasies through drawings and narratives. A matched convenience sample of 100 adults, that is, 50 participants each (35 females and 15 males) from India and Thailand were recruited. The
Meghna Girish, Nisara Jaroenkajornkij, Bussakorn Binson, Rachel Lev‐Wiesel   +3 more
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Learning to Love Rats: A Postwar Ecology in a Cambodian Minefield

American Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 4, Page 746-756, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper follows the implementation of landmine detection rats in Cambodia. Over the course of my ethnographic fieldwork with the team for the landmine detection rat technique training in Cambodia, I saw that the way the human landmine detectors (a.k.a.
Darcie DeAngelo
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Application of the Concept of Saṅkhāra (Mental Formation) in Theravāda Buddhist Psychology for Reducing Human Mental Suffering in Modern Life

Journal of International Buddhist Studies
This paper critically evaluates the concept of saṅkhāra within early Theravāda Buddhist knowledge, addressing gaps in prior studies by Bandusena Wickranmasinghe Dadanayaka and Venerable Nodhiñana, who primarily emphasize the doctrinal and causal aspects ...
Ven. Vimala (Dhammapāragu)
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Building a Culture of Care in Laboratory Animal Science through practicing “remembrance”: A reflection on local practices in Sri Lanka

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 8, Issue 9, Page 1725-1728, September 2025.
This flowchart shows how remembrance activities create space for emotional reflection, helping individuals respect and acknowledge their feelings about working with lab animals, and enhance team commitment to improve lab animal welfare. This emotional awareness can reduce compassion fatigue fueled by cultural and religious beliefs and promote human ...
A. D. D. S. Amarasekara, K. A. A. U. Karunarathna, W. M. K. M. Ratnayake, A. A. I. Senevirathne, P. Yapa, M. Gunatilake   +5 more
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The Embodiment of Buddhist History: Interpretive Methods and Models of Sāsana Decline in Burmese Debates about Female Higher Ordination

Religions, 2022
The mid-twentieth century was celebrated in Theravāda civilizations as the halfway point in the five-thousand-year history of the Buddha’s dispensation, the sāsana.
Tony Scott
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Becoming Religious as an Education of Attention

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 279-290, September 2025.
ABSTRACT A vast literature in the social scientific study of religion demonstrates that religious people are made not born. More specifically, researchers have shown that becoming religious is something that people must learn how to do. Adding to this well‐established focus on the socialization of religious subjects, I argue that becoming religious ...
Daniel Winchester
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Child Ordination in South and Southeast Asian Buddhism

Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This essay presents scholarship on the lifestyles of Buddhist young people who ordain before reaching the age of 18 or 20—ages that in many nations today signify adulthood. It covers questions about the forms of education provided young nuns and monks, the care and emotional support such children receive.
Liz Wilson
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Permutations and Oblong Numbers in the Theravāda-vinaya: A New Intersection of Buddhism and Indian Mathematics

Religions
Within the context of Indian religions, Jainism has long been recognized for its extensive use of permutations and combinations. However, the application of these principles within Buddhist scriptures has received relatively little scholarly attention ...
Wei Li, Yingjin Chen
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AKUNTABILITAS BERBASIS METTĀ DAN KAMMA [PDF]

Jurnal Akuntansi Multiparadigma, 2019
: Accountability Based on Mettā and Kamma. This study aims to explore the meaning of Mettā and Kamma's accountability from the perspective of Buddhism.
Suardi Tanasal, Fransiskus Randa, Suwandi Ng   +2 more
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Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand: From Buddhist chant to rap

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 292-304, August 2025.
Abstract This study explores the intersection of Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand, focusing on the transition from traditional Buddhist chant to contemporary rap. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's theories of cultural capital and the sociology of music, this article aims to show how this shift in Buddhist music mirrors broader transformations ...
Wai‐Chung Ho
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