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Theravadization of Buddhayana under the discourse of modern Buddhism and Indonesian politics

open access: yesSimulacra
Scholars have presented the Buddhayana Movement as a diverse and localized form of Indonesian Buddhism, which was facilitated by the cooperation of transnational Buddhist networks.
Jesada Buaban   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice: Moving beyond sectarian and essentialist approaches

open access: yesTemenos, 2016
Mindfulness-based practice methods are entering the Western cultural mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-
Ville Husgafvel
doaj   +1 more source

The Neuroscience of Religious and Spiritual Practices: A Systematic Review of Neurotheological Evidence

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Systematic synthesis of 105 neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies demonstrates that religious and spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer, chanting, worship, and mystical experiences, produce practice‐specific neuroplastic changes in brain networks governing attention, self‐referential processing, emotion regulation, connectivity ...
Waqar Husain   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reimagining Rural Spaces: Cultural Practices and Aesthetic Design for Active Ageing in Northern Thai Community

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 269-281, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of rural aesthetics and cultural practises in promoting active ageing amongst older adults in Baan Pong Nuea Village, Northern Thailand. Addressing a critical gap in the literature, it examines how the residential environment influences elderly well‐being in a rural context.
Alisa Nutley
wiley   +1 more source

The Ethical Foundations of Buddhist Cognitive Models

open access: yesAsian Studies, 2022
While issues related to greed and fear are ubiquitous in everyday life, they become particularly evident in crises such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, when societal responses are frequently based on either fear of the disease or craving for the ...
Tamara Ditrich
doaj   +1 more source

Delomization, or the esoteric Nechung kang so, the Dalai Lama, and exilic imaginings of a Tibetan community

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract I propose the concept of delomization, the process whereby a sign comes to be understood as a symbol. I term such signs delomes. With rhematization and dicentization, delomization completes the triplet that linguistic anthropologists derive from Charles Sanders Peirce's third trichotomy.
Urmila Nair
wiley   +1 more source

Robottien tietoisuus, moraali ja vapaa tahto? : Theravāda-buddhalainen näkökulma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoitus on selvittää miten tietoisuus on ymmärretty theravāda-buddhalaisuudessa, millaisia taustaoletuksia tähän tietoisuuskäsitykseen liittyy erityisesti suhteessa moraaliin ja vapaaseen tahtoon ja voivatko tähän tapaan ymmärretyt ...
Virtanen, Eeva-Mari
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Le « bouddhisme theravāda », cette autre invention de l'Occident

open access: yes, 2014
Kourilsky Gregory. Le « bouddhisme theravāda », cette autre invention de l'Occident. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 100, 2014. pp.
Kourilsky, Gregory, Gregory Kourilsky
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Tea Tree Consecration Ceremony of Bulang Tradition under the Theravāda Buddhism in Laoman’e Village: An Empirical Study

open access: yesJournal of International Buddhist Studies, 2023
This study focuses on the tea tree consecration ceremony of the Bulang ethnic people in the Laoman’e village of Xishuangbanna (Yunnan) China. The study applied the qualitative research method in the sociological approach to religious studies.
Wenen Yan
doaj  

(Re)framing Teacher Resilience Through an Ethico‐Onto‐Epistemological Lens

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT In the face of teacher shortages and early‐career teacher attrition, resilience has emerged as a central focus in preservice teacher education particularly in the Global South, where resource disparities and socio‐political instabilities worsen existing constraints.
Shwe Ye Phyo, Erika Kopp
wiley   +1 more source

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