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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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On the Ontology of Composites in Abhidharma Buddhism
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 112, Issue 3, Page 679-693, May 2026.ABSTRACT Abhidharma Buddhism maintains that the only ultimately real (paramārtha) entities in the universe are dharmas, which are simples. What then is the ontological status of composites on this theory? One possibility is that Abhidharma Buddhists deny the reality of composites.
Monima Chadha, Shaun Nichols
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Buddhisme og Singhalesisk folkereligion
Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 1985 The symbolic relationship between the monk (bikkhu) and the lay Singhalese (dāyaka) is analysed and discussed as complementary ways of perceiving the image of Buddha and the Truth taught by Buddha.
Jørgen Østergaard Andersen
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Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 99, Issue 1, Page 201-218, March 2026.Abstract Objectives In recent decades, research has increasingly highlighted the devastating effects of childhood trauma and relational processes that violate human development. However, the unique dynamics of such early‐life deprivations in adults who practice meditation, a context where the complexity of such wounding (and healing) may become ...
Anna‐Maria Frastali, Adhip Rawal
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The Notions of Absence, Emptiness and Nothingness from the Theravāda Buddhist Perspective
Asian StudiesThis article discusses three important concepts of ancient Indian discourse, namely absence, nothingness and emptiness, and examines their representations in Theravāda Buddhism.
Tamara Ditrich
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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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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 +3 more
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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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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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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 +5 more
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