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• From giving up to giving : an ethical study of the evolution of the Theravāda theory and practice of dāna

  Kusaladhamma, Welimadagama
  2017 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Religious Studies
  This dissertation examines the ethical evolution of the Theravāda theory and practice of dāna. Dāna is one of the most popular and the oldest ...

• Doctrinal analysis of the origin and evolution of the Thai Kammaṭṭh̄ana tradition with a special reference to the present Kammaṭṭh̄ana Ajahns

  Cai, Zhi Yun
  2014 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Religious Studies
  The Thai Forest Tradition has a long history in Thailand. This style of forest meditation practice is purportedly based on the teachings of the Buddha...

• Benefit beings! : the Buddhist guide to professional chaplaincy

  Fisher, Daniel Clarkson
  2013 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Religious Studies
  This project was developed to benefit Buddhists engaged in professional chaplaincy work in North America. "Professional chaplaincy" here refers to ...

• The three lotuses : knowledge, ethics, and compassion as a framework for the education of Buddhist clergy in the West

  Scoville-Pope, Bryan
  2018 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Buddhist Chaplaincy
  This study provides a framework for the education and training of Western Buddhist clergy revolving around Knowledge, Ethics, and Compassion with a ...
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  Origin and the evolution of Sri Lankan Buddha image independent of the Indian prototype

  Narangoda, Prashanthi
  2012 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Religious Studies
  This dissertation focuses to examine the independent origin and the evolution of the Sri Lankan Buddha image of its Indian prototype. The scholars ...

• Uposatha, Vassāvāsa, and Pavāraṇā of the Pāli Vinaya and the four-part Vinaya : a comparative study

  Nguyen, Hai Van
  2015 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Religious Studies
  The Vinaya offers a set of rules and disciplines for Buddhist monastics. It is a body of principles of conduct and practice that governs the life of ...
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  Acculturation as seen through Buddha's birthday parades in northern Wei Luoyang : a micro perspective on the making of Buddhism as a world religion

  Wong, Poh Yee
  2012 Thesis/Dissertation
  Doctoral Dissertations & Projects Religious Studies
  The genesis of world religions necessitates an integration process with contemporary local society, political enterprises, and cultural institutions...