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Mulheres budistas como líderes e professoras Buddhist women as leaders and teachers
Revista Estudos Feministas, 2005 No budismo, o papel do professor de dharma (religioso) é a função mais prestigiosa, e o professor de dharma tem mais autoridade do que qualquer outro líder. Apesar de os ensinamentos budistas não conterem nenhuma doutrina que limite essa função ao homem,
Rita M. Gross
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Belief and the beast: Religion and attitudes towards tigers in Central India
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Human perceptions of wildlife are critical to shaping conservation outcomes, particularly in landscapes where people coexist with large carnivores. Religion, a deeply rooted sociocultural force, remains underexplored in the context of human–wildlife conflict.
Sathvika Krishnan +4 more
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The economic power of women in early South Asian Buddhism
Indian economic and social history review, 2019 This article serves as a contribution to the financial primacy of Buddhist women in early historic South Asia. Presented here is a single case study from the first century bce monastic stūpa site from Central India called Sanchi whereby gender ...
Matthew D. Milligan
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Projects are typically viewed as mechanisms for delivering products and services; however, this study examines projects from the distinct perspective of grand challenges (GCs). The selected case is the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project in Lahore, Pakistan—a grand challenge project (GCP).
Rehab Iftikhar, Syed Nayyer Abbas Kazmi
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ReligionsThis paper argues that the historical process of the Sinicization of Buddhism and the evolution of the value of female roles in Buddhist beliefs have advanced hand in hand; the more Buddhism becomes Sinicized, the higher the status of women in Buddhist ...
Yun Wang, Shaojiao Zhang
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Can a good death occur for those who balance on the edges of grievability? In Bali, where death marks a transition within the cycles of reincarnation, a good death depends on the mortuary care performed by intimate others – care that may be foreclosed to those whose lives are shaped by stigma.
Sylvia Tidey
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Amida Worship and Religious Practices: Women’s Role in Nara Period Buddhist Art
Global Perspectives on JapanArt is a powerful medium for communicating with the divine, expressing the inexpressible, and enhancing religious rituals. Buddhism was introduced to Japan in the 6th century, profoundly enriching this connection and fostering a vibrant ...
Selin Özdemir
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The East-West dialogue: methodical diversity and frailties of feminist accounts
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023 This paper investigates the commonalities and differences of contemporary feminist theories by proffering a comprehensive comparative analysis of the Western feminist agenda and Chinese woman’s concerns in relation to the philosophical discourse on ...
Linghui Nancy Zhou
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Ambedkar and the Buddha's Sangha: A Ground for Buddhist Ethics
Caste, 2021 The saṅgha is one of the three jewels of the Buddhist tradition. While undervalued in many other Anglophone iterations of Buddhist modernism, Ambedkar’s approach to Buddhism placed a reconceptualized saṅgha at the center.
Timothy Loftus
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Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines lexical and phonological evidence for language contact between Old and modern Meiteilon (Manipuri) and Tai varieties, identifying loanwords relating to domestic life, trade and literary culture. Comparative data from Shan dialects and Old Meiteilon manuscripts such as the Cheitharon Kumpapa are employed in contextualising
Josiah Medin
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