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Soteriological Inclusiveness and Religious Tourism in Modern Thai Buddhism: The Stūpa of Mae Chi Kaew Sianglam (1901–1991)

Journal of Global Buddhism
While numerous Thai male Buddhist monastics have been deeply and widely revered for their perceived attainment of full awakening/arahant-ship, the same recognition for Thai female practitioners together with the concomitant phenomena of veneration ...
Martin Seeger, Prapas Kaewketpong, Adcharawan Seeger, Juree Saijunjiam   +3 more
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Expanding the border of science education through the lens of Buddhist mindfulness. [PDF]

Cult Stud Sci Educ, 2023
Wong YY, Faikhamta C.
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Behind the Seams: Unveiling the Hidden Threads of Cambodia and Vietnam’s Garment Industry

WIMAYA
This article examines how labor exploitation among garment workers in Cambodia and Vietnam arises from the interaction of legal governance, economic development strategies, and cultural belief systems.
Maxine Denise Q. Mababangloob, Chloe Heart B. Hizon, Renee Patricia R. Perez, Avielle Elize Dizon   +3 more
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Karma and Causation in Theravāda Buddhism: Rethinking Determinism and External Phenomena

Journal of International Buddhist Studies
This paper reexamines the relationship between karma and causation in Theravāda Buddhism, with a focus on how karma causes external events attributed to agents. It argues against the deterministic notion that karma directly determines external phenomena,
Klairung Iso
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Review Of Theravada Buddhism: The View Of The Elders By A. Tilakaratne [PDF]

, 2014
Brown, S., Swearer, Donald K.
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Appendix A – A Brief Introduction to the Religious Faiths and Spiritual Beliefs Included in the Primary Religious Education Program

, 2016
Religions and spiritual beliefs answer the profound questions we ask ourselves: What is the meaning and purpose of my life? Who am I? What is right and wrong behaviour?
Antayá-Moore, Dana, Badley, Ken, Kostelyk, Amy   +2 more
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Theravada Buddhism in the Anthropocene: The Role of the Radical Virtuosi

Journal of Global Buddhism
This autoethnographic study of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka identifies an ecological ethic that can address the challenges posed by the Anthropocene, based on the praxis of a unique community: the radical forest-dwelling (araññavāsī) virtuosi, a ...
Prabhath Sirisena
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Sakshi and Dhyana: the origin of mindfulness-based therapies. [PDF]

BJPsych Bull, 2023
Singh SP.
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Buddhist Perspectives on Death

RUDN Journal of Philosophy
The study deals with some of the central issues concerning the notion of death as discussed in Theravāda (Pāli Buddhism) as well as Mahāyāna Buddhism. What is the sense that death is regarded as an instance of duḥkha (Sanskrit) or dukkha (Pāli)?
Pradeep P. Gokhale
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Religious Silence: British Quakerism and British Buddhism Compared

, 2014
In this paper we explore the communicative function of silence among British Quakers and British Theraviida Buddhists. Both examples link silence to stillness with the implication that non-activity is a means of evoking sacred presence.
Bell, Sandra, Collins, Peter
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