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Economic sanctions as a means to enforce human rights in Burma (Myanmar) : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies [PDF]

, 2004
Since the end of the Cold War, human rights has become a central focus of international relationships, especially the relationship between developed countries (the West) and developing countries (the Rest).
Thin, Ma Kyi Kyi
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Transcending Gender: Female Non-Buddhists’ Experiences of the Vipassanā Meditation Retreat

Religions, 2018
Female non-Buddhists have been writing detailed descriptions of their personal experiences in vipassanā meditation retreats since the 1960s. These memoirists relate to the English-speaking world their experience of the retreat process and self ...
Brooke Schedneck
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The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Buddhist Theory and Practice: A Reevaluation of the Bodhisattva-Śrāvaka Opposition [PDF]

, 1997
In the academic study of Buddhism the terms Mahayana and Hinayana are often set in contradiction to each other, and the two vehicles are described as having different aspirations, teachings, and practices.
Samuels, Jeffrey
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Nepal

, 2011
Nepal is a democratic republic located along the southern region of the Himalayan range, bordering India to the south, west, and east and the Tibetan autonomous region of China to the north.
Sijapati, Megan Adamson
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Socially Engaged Buddhism of Theravada Monastic Sanga Community: A Case Study of the Bulang Buddhist Community in Laoman'e Village, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China

Journal of International Buddhist Studies
This study investigates the socially engaged Buddhism of the Bulang people in the Laoman’e village in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China.
Yan Wenen
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Theravada Buddhism and Thai Luxury Fashion Consumption

, 2017
This paper reviews the Thai national character according to Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory and Komin’s nine values cluster (Psychology of the Thai people), analyses the social hierarchy of Thai consumers according to the Luxury 4P Taxonomy (Han et ...
McAleer, Michael, Ning, Mao
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The Problems of Free Will and Moral Responsibility in Buddhist Ethics

RUDN Journal of Philosophy
At the end of the 20th century, a discipline of Buddhist ethics was formed in English-speaking countries, within the framework of which a community of closely interacting researchers is engaged in the comprehension and systematization of ethical ...
Vlada A. Volkova
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Kebahagiaan Pada Bhante Theravada [PDF]

, 2012
Kebahagiaan merupakan salah satu aspek penting dalam kehidupan. Kebahagiaan diasosiasikan dengan kesehatan yang baik, kreatifitas yang lebih, pendapatan yang lebih tinggi dan evaluasi tempat kerja yang lebih baik.
Hakisukta, H. (Hakisukta), Saragih, J. I. (Juliana)   +1 more
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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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The Pursuit of Perfection [PDF]

, 2016
In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Both Hinduism and Buddhism contain a specific characteristic that sets them apart from each other, but at the same time ties them together.
Perry, Jacob
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