Living at the Edge: Religion, Capitalism, and the End of the Nation-State in Taiwan [PDF]
, 2000 This is a preprint (author's original) version of an article published in the journal Public Culture in 2000. The final version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/08992363-12-2-477 (login may be required)
Weller, Robert
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KONTROWERSJE WOKÓŁ UTWORZENIA ŻEŃSKIEJ WSPÓLNOTY MONASTYCZNEJ WE WCZESNYM BUDDYZMIE [PDF]
Studia Humanistyczne AGH, 2016 The ordination of women in early Buddhism, as it is depicted in the Pāli Canon, was a point of controversy. At first, Buddha rejected the request of the women, who wanted to join the monastic community.
Joanna Gruszewska
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Sleep well! Sleeping practices in Buddhist disciplinary rules [PDF]
, 2012 The present paper gives a detailed analysis of the guidelines on sleeping practices as stipulated in Buddhist monastic disciplinary texts and in Chinese manuals.
Heirman, Ann
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Book Review: \u3ci\u3eThe Truth Within: A History of Inwardness in Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
, 2015 Book review of The Truth Within: A History of Inwardness in Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Gavin Flood.
Hillgardner, Holly
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Religions, 2023 The rise of a patriarchal society has led to a prevalent perception of male superiority over women, which is reflected in the gender-based disparities within the deity system of China.
Yan He, Rongqiao Wu
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Buddhism and Depressive Symptoms among Married Women in Urban Thailand [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 A growing body of research has documented salutary associations between religious involvement and poor mental health outcomes, such as depressive symptoms and psychological distress. However, little scholarly attention has been given to the association between Buddhism, a non-Western religious faith, and depressive symptomatology in Thailand.
Ting Xu +3 more
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Sacred activism through seva and khidmat: Contextualising management and organisations in South Asia [PDF]
, 2014 What if our actions were imbued with the sacred? What if activism in organisations evokes better local society and responsible global community?
Abbasi +28 more
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Constitutionalising discrimination in Bhutan: The emasculation of human rights in the land of the dragon [PDF]
, 2009 After a long consultation process, the Kingdom of Bhutan finally adopted its very first constitution on 18 July 2008 (1). Heralded with great fanfare in the country itself as a modern, forward looking accomplishment set to help propel Bhutan towards a ...
de Varennes, F.
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Revisiting the “Secret Consort” (gsang yum) in Tibetan Buddhism
Religions, 2018 This article revisits the question, first introduced by feminist scholars in the mid-1990s, about whether sexual practices within Buddhist tantra (heterosexually conceived) are empowering or exploitative to women.
Holly Gayley
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Equality of Access? Chinese Women Practicing Chan and Transnational Meditation in Contemporary China
Religions, 2022 This paper examines how the Buddhist revival, the Chan revival, and recent popularity of transnational meditation practices have facilitated Chinese women practicing Buddhist meditation in contemporary China.
Ngar-Sze Lau
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