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Situating the Concept of Mindfulness in the Theravāda Tradition

Asian Studies, 2016
Mindfulness plays a prominent role in traditional and modern Buddhist meditation practice. This paper examines the theoretical background of the concept of mindfulness (sati) as presented in the early Buddhist sources, recorded in Theravāda Buddhism.
Tamara DITRICH
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The Virtue of Patience

Philosophy Compass, Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Many traditions and worldviews have held that patience is a virtue—a habit that is morally praiseworthy. In this essay we orient readers to recent work on what patience is and what patience does. What are the distinctive markers of the disposition of patience? And why have people regarded it as so important to living well?
Anne Jeffrey, Timothy Pawl
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Spirits of Air and Goblins Damned: Life in the Light on the Six Realms Commentary

Religions
Scholarship in Buddhist Studies, particularly among philologists and philosophers, often overlooks cosmology, karma, and rebirth. This neglect is a legacy of a deep and long-standing anti-metaphysical spirit that pervades the empirical and philosophical ...
Alastair Gornall
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Mapping the ‘Three Worlds’: A Preliminary Exploration of the Formation and Iconography of Buddhist Cosmological Paintings in Central Siam

Religions
Buddhist cosmology is prominently reflected in artistic expressions across various regions, particularly through its extensive representation in Buddhist art.
Ran Xiong
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Esoteric Theravada Buddhism in Burma/Myanmar

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2013
The achievement of independence in 1948 was in many ways a watershed in Burma’s history. At this time, a variety of Buddhist movements emerged that were part not only of a ‘Burmese Buddhist revival’, in which even the government was involved, but also a ...
Niklas Foxeus
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SIKAP DALAM MENGHADAPI KEMATIAN MENURUT AJARAN BUDDHA THERAVADA

Jurnal Ilmu Agama: Mengkaji Doktrin, Pemikiran, dan Fenomena Agama, 2019
Death is something that is sure to happen to every creature. Everyone has a different reaction to facing death. Some may be afraid, others may become anxious, the rest accept it with a strong heart.
Nur Fitriyana, Puji Riani
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TANTRA O YOGA. ESTUDIOS CLÍNICOS, 3ª PARTE: COMPARATIVA

Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara, 2017
Varios estudios clínicos muestran cómo las prácticas tántricas y los ejercicios de las tradiciones védicas -como el yoga- o budistas theravada o mahayana tienen un impacto psicobiológico significativo.
Oscar R. Gómez
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A Concise Note on the Theory of Two Truths in Buddhism

Soshum: Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora, 2018
The concept of two truths in the Theravāda Buddhism is found in Saṅgīti Sutta of the Dῑghanikāya, where the four kinds of knowledge are enumerated.
Tashi Dorjey
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Witnessing in Theravada Buddhism

RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2012
This paper aims to show that the problem of personal identity is a fundamental question not only in a Buddhist tradition but in Western philosophy too. The author discovers a notion of "witnessing" includes all kinds of conscious experience, perception ...
A V Matulyak
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The roles and impacts of worldviews in the context of meditation-related challenges. [PDF]

Transcult Psychiatry, 2023
Lindahl JR, Palitsky R, Cooper DJ, Britton WB.   +3 more
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