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The evolution of the Buddhist rakṣā genre in the light of new evidence from Gandhāra: The *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtra from the Bajaur Collection of Kharoṣṭhī manuscripts [PDF]
, 2014 This article examines the *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtra, a unique text in the rakṣā genre of Buddhist literature dating to the early centuries of the common era.
Strauch, I.
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Silent suasions: interpersonal mediation in Thai meditation
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 30, Issue S1, Page 61-76, April 2024.Abstract Discourse is the typical modus operandi for persuasive practices, but silence also has an important role to play in many religious contexts. In this essay, I examine how silence works as a mechanism of persuasion in Thailand, where Buddhist logics of meditation permeate social life.
Julia Cassaniti
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Spirituality Studies, 2019 In the interview with Martin Dojčár, Ajahn Jotipālo discusses a set of issues concerning monastic life in the strict Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism along with fundamental Buddhist spiritual practices and his views on interfaith dialogue ...
Martin Dojčár
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MediaThis research article aims to present a critical study on the comparison between the concepts of nāma-rūpa and Cartesian dualism. Nāma-rūpa is a human metaphysical and epistemological concept in Theravāda Buddhism that divides the human self into non ...
Galuh Nur Fattah +2 more
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On the Question of “Discipline” (Vinaya) and Nuns in Theravāda Buddhism
Religions, 2019 This article centers on the relationship of rules (nīti) to the monastic form of life of contemporary Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka. A genealogy of scholarship focusing on the rules of Buddhist monks and nuns has led scholars to affirm a clear-cut ...
Nirmala S. Salgado
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Exploring Processes and Dynamics of Mystical Contemplative Meditation: Some Christian-Buddhist Parallels in Relation to Transpersonal Theory [PDF]
, 2015 This paper explores Christian contemplative meditation, focusing on the prayer of Recollection as it is developed especially by Evelyn Underhill and St. Teresa of Avila. It outlines the practice and explores possible theoretical and therapeutic dynamics,
Stoeber, Michael
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ReligionsTension between the Mahāyāna and Theravāda Buddhist schools has persisted since early Buddhist times and remains a complex issue. However, recent decades have seen growing joint religious activities and cultural exchanges between followers of these ...
Tzu-Lung Chiu
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Burmese in Hawai'i: "Voting with our Feet" and Speaking for the Silent [PDF]
, 2014 This journal has been published at different time periods under the following titles: Explorations: A Graduate Student Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Explorations in Southeast Asian Studies, and The Journal of the Southeast Asian Studies Association.
Sebro, Tani
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Early Pyrrhonism as a Sect of Buddhism? A Case Study in the Methodology of Comparative Philosophy [PDF]
, 2018 We offer a sceptical examination of a thesis recently advanced in a monograph published by Princeton University Press, entitled Greek Buddha: Pyrrho’s Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia. In this dense and probing work, Christopher I. Beckwith,
JOHNSON, Monte Ransome, SHULTS, Brett
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Consciousness as Presence: An Exploration of the Illusion of Self [PDF]
, 2013 Buddhism teaches that ‘self’ as a substantial, enduring entity is an illusion. But for self to be an illusion there must be something in our experience that is misinterpreted as self. What is this?
Fink, Charles Kedric
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