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Buddhism in the Nordic Countries

This book provides new unprecedented research on Buddhism in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Aiming at comparisons between the different Nordic countries, the chapters identify possible unique characteristics of ...

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Beatrice Lane Suzuki (1875–1939)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Beatrice Lane Suzuki was the American born wife of renowned Zen scholar Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. Until very recently, nothing beyond this had been written about her.
Judith Snodgrass
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What Is non-attachment in Buddhism?

, 2022
Answer to the question, What Is Non-Attachment in ...
Jones, Dhivan Thomas
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Gender and Buddhist Doctrine

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Women have been part of Buddhism since its inception in India, both as nuns and laity. As the tradition progressed, both within India and beyond, texts and traditions emerged that are or can be perceived as negative towards women.
Alice Collett
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Chinese Buddhist Nuns in the Twentieth Century: A Case Study in Wuhan

Journal of Global Buddhism, 2015
In this paper, through working at the intersection of the works on nationalism and women, and the literature on Buddhist nuns during the Republican period, I aim to take up questions of gender relations in the broader studies of Buddhism and Buddhist ...
Yuan Yuan
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The Coming of Secular Buddhism: a Synoptic View

, 2012
Secular Buddhism is coalescing today in response to two main factors. First, it rejects the incoherence of Buddhist modernism, a protean formation that accommodates elements as far afield as ancestral Buddhism and psychotherapies claiming the Buddhist ...
Higgins, W
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Như Thanh (1911–1999)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Bhikṣuṇī Như Thanh (1911–1999) was an ordained Vietnamese Buddhist nun, leader, and teacher who significantly influenced Vietnamese Buddhism and the development of the Southern Vietnamese Buddhist Nuns’ Sangha.
Ninh Thị Sinh
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Prevalence and predictors of help-seeking for women exposed to spousal violence in India – a cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background Spousal violence against women is prevalent in India (29%). Studies from various countries have shown that few women exposed to intimate partner violence or spousal violence seek help, especially in low-income countries.
Malin Leonardsson, Miguel San Sebastian
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Buddhism in Latin America

, 2017
This chapter presents an overview of developments of Buddhism in Latin America. Although not a major religion in the region, Buddhism has thrived among the tertiary-educated, white middle classes. Nevertheless, there has been a paucity of research on the
Rocha, Cristina (R11182)
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Kolonnawē Kusuma/Kusuma Devendra (1929–2021)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Bhikkhunī Kolonnawē Kusuma was a leading Buddhist teacher and nun from Sri Lanka who, through her scholarly work, global presentations, and activism, paved the way for the acceptance of the higher ordination of Theravāda Buddhist nuns.
Nirmala S. Salgado
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