Beyond Buddhism and animism: A psychometric test of the structure of Burmese Theravada Buddhism [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Anthropologists and religious scholars have long debated the relationship between doctrinal Theravada Buddhism, so-called 'animism', and other folk practices in southeast Asian societies. A variety of models of this relationship have been proposed on the
Mark Stanford, Jonathan Jong
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Witnessing in Theravada Buddhism
RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2012 This paper aims to show that the problem of personal identity is a fundamental question not only in a Buddhist tradition but in Western philosophy too. The author discovers a notion of "witnessing" includes all kinds of conscious experience, perception ...
A V Matulyak
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Building a Culture of Care in Laboratory Animal Science through practicing "remembrance": A reflection on local practices in Sri Lanka. [PDF]
Animal Model Exp MedThis 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 ...
Amarasekara ADDS +5 more
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Human Perfection from the Perspective of Ibn Arabi's Mysticism and Theravada Buddhism Mysticism [PDF]
International Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure Life, 2023 SUBJECT & OBJECTIVES: This research explored the concept of human perfection through the lenses of Ibn Arabi’s Mysticism and Theravada Buddhism Mysticism.
Ali Jafari, Mohammad Emil
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"Intelligence Running Wild": Edward Podvoll (1936-2003) and the Unfolding of the "Contemplative Psychotherapy" Project. [PDF]
J Hist Behav SciABSTRACT 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.
Priviero T.
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Beyond the Mainland: An Introduction
Religions, 2022 Mention “Southeast Asian Buddhism” and what comes to mind is often Theravāda Buddhism, the dominant religion in the mainland Southeast Asian states of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand [...]
Jack Meng-Tat Chia
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Multiple Buddhisms in Ladakh: Strategic Secularities and Missionaries Fighting Decline
Religions, 2021 During fieldwork in Ladakh in July–August 2018, three authors from Asian studies, anthropology, and religious studies backgrounds researched “multiple Buddhisms” in Ladakh, India.
Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg +2 more
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When Mahāyāna Meets Theravāda: The Position of Chinese Bhikṣuṇīs in Contemporary Myanmar
Religions, 2022 Mahāyāna and Theravāda are the two major traditions of Buddhism in contemporary Asia. Although they share many similar teachings, there are long-standing disputes between their respective sets of adherents, touching on doctrine, ritual, religious ...
Tzu-Lung Chiu
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Personal and relational experiences on meditation journeys following developmental trauma: An IPA study of adults who experienced an inconsistent evolved developmental niche. [PDF]
Psychol PsychotherAbstract 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 ...
Frastali AM, Rawal A.
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What Weber Got Right About Brahmins-Testing His Theories About South Asian Caste Hierarchies. [PDF]
J Hist Behav SciABSTRACT The following article is an assessment of Max Weber's depiction of Brahmins and ascetics in South Asia. Using contemporary historical analyses, the article has attempted to demonstrate the validity of Weber's analyses in his seminal treatise on South Asian society, “The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism” that he had ...
Pal S.
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