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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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“Intelligence Running Wild”: Edward Podvoll (1936–2003) and the Unfolding of the “Contemplative Psychotherapy” Project

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Volume 61, Issue 4, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the origins and development of the “contemplative psychotherapy” project in the United States, emerging around psychoanalyst Edward Podvoll and the intellectual environment at Naropa University during the 1970s and 1980s.
Tommaso Priviero
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Toward an ASEAN Strategic Narrative: Community, Agency, Inclusivity

Asian Politics &Policy, Volume 17, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT At the present time there is a growing interest in strategic narratives. The United States and China, not surprisingly, receive most attention. In an increasingly multi‐polar world, however, it is critical to consider the strategic narratives of India, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Significant work has already been focused on individual Southeast
Anthony Milner
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A study of Theravāda Vinayapiṭaka from a psychotherapeutical perspective

, 2022
This research aims to explore the Vinayapiṭaka of Theravāda Buddhism to examine its behavior psychotherapeutic contents and contexts. Though there are few studies that explore psychological and psychotherapeutic values of early Buddhist teachings, they ...
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage, Kasun Dharmasiri
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Analysis of the Relationship between Brain Waves in Electroencephalography (EEG) and Concentration Meditation Practice in Theravāda Buddhism

Journal of International Buddhist Studies, 2023
Nowadays in Western countries, there is much interest in studies of Buddhist meditation practice. This article is focused on an analysis of the relationship between brainwaves in electroencephalography (EEG) and concentration practices in Theravāda ...
Nopporn Klunsupha
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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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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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Yohei Shimizu, Bodhi Tree Worship in Theravāda Buddhism, 2010

, 2011
Balbir Nalini. Yohei Shimizu, Bodhi Tree Worship in Theravāda Buddhism, 2010. In: Aséanie 27, 2011. pp.
Balbir, Nalini
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COMPASSION AND ATTACHMENT: A COMPARISON OF MAX SCHELER AND THERAVĀDA BUDDHISM

, 2023
This paper will explore how the concept of compassionis understood by the Western phenomenological traditionof Max Scheler, in contrast to how it is understoodby Theravāda Buddhism.
Holger, Lammert, Giordano, John T.
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Mapping the ‘Three Worlds’: A Preliminary Exploration of the Formation and Iconography of Buddhist Cosmological Paintings in Central Siam

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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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