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Buddhism in the Nordic Countries
This book provides new unprecedented research on Buddhism in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Aiming at comparisons between the different Nordic countries, the chapters identify possible unique characteristics of ...
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South Asian Drumming beyond Tala: The Problem with “Meter” in Buddhist Sri Lanka [PDF]
Analytical Approaches to World Music, 2018 In two conjoined articles, I argue that Sri Lanka—long passed over in ethnomusicology classes as one proceeds from India to Indonesia or vice-versa—is worthy of gaining a strong foothold in our field.
Sykes, Jim
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A selfless response to an illusory world : a comparative study of Śāntideva and Śaṅkara [PDF]
, 2011 This thesis compares the ethical theories of two 8th century Indian philosophers, Śāntideva and Śaṅkara. In order to construct their ethics from philosophical premises, a metaphysical approach has been taken.
Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi, Todd, Warren
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Beyond the Dichotomy: Reasserting the Doctrinal and Functional Significance of Relics (Dhātu) in Theravāda Buddhism [PDF]
In the field of Theravāda Buddhist studies, the relationship between the doctrinal teachings of the Dhamma and the material veneration of relics (Dhātu) has long been a subject of academic debate.
Bhikkhu Indasoma Siridantamahapalaka, Sao Dhammasami
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Towards a Tradition of Home Prayers in Kalmyk Buddhism: the Specificity of Texts
Oriental Studies, 2018 The article is devoted to the study of the tradition of home prayers of Kalmyk Buddhist laymen. On the basis of the data on the traditions of Theravada and Mahayana, the author comes to the conclusion that the laity’s tradition of prayer on special days ...
G. Korneev
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Global Shin Buddhism and Ritual Practice
This book explores the globalisation of Shin Buddhism (also known as Jōdo Shinshū – the name by which it is referred to in this book) through an examination of ritual practice and its transformations in four main areas: Japan, the United States and Hawai’
Galvan-Alvarez, Enrique +2 more
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Thought Path model of Bodhisatta in Theravada Buddhism
Journal of International Buddhist Studies, 2018 This article is dissertation part entitled “A Thought Path Model of Bodhisatta in Theravada Buddhism” has objectives to study the relationship of mind and mental products, thinking process and to build Thought Path model of Bodhisatta.
Suphakorn Chanachaidham +3 more
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ReligionsThe influence of Brahmanism on Buddhist thought, is plausible in the Pāli Canon. Words attributed to the Buddha say that he defined himself as Brahmā (AN 4.89) and that he can read the very thoughts of the Vedic god (aham asmi brahmā mahābrahmā DN 1.18 ...
Efraín Villamor Herrero
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Cultivating Emotional Granularity. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2021 Wilson-Mendenhall CD, Dunne JD.
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Being Creative With Tradition: Rooting Theravàda Buddhism in Britain
Journal of Global Buddhism, 2000 Beginning in the 1970s, the founders of classical sociology began to be criticized for making naive and crude assumptions about the distinction between the notion of tradition and the notion of modernity. Sociologists, such as Edward Shils and S.
Sandra Bell
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