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This dissertation examines one special ceremony and three specific rituals central to Chinese Buddhism as it is practiced in the Jiuhua region. As one...
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For many centuries, Buddhologists have considered Chinese Buddhism as a dominant and influential force in the Far East. However, this assumption is ...
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Zhiyi is the founder of Tiantai School. Among his works, the abundant teachings and meditation systems are discussed; for example, Three Truths, Five ...
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About one hundred years after the great decease of the Buddha (Mahāparinibbāna), his democratically well-established Saṁgha community split, first...
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This thesis will explore the purpose of Sītā throughout the various Rāmāyaṇas. Rāma is known as the Supreme Being and his divine energy or Ś...
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The conception of jieti 戒體, interpreted by Daoxuan as the “seed of virtue,” is developed by Hongyi in his work Nanshan Vinaya Scripture for ...
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Many Sanskrit Buddhist texts were translated into Chinese during the early medieval period around 3rd to 8th Century. The Infinite Life Sūtra...
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In the last decades, religious clashes in Nigeria have caused a worrisome social disorder that has made co-existence and collaboration between ...
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This study contributes a view of meditation as self-directed neuroplasticity in which both the mind and brain are understood as interactive phenomena...
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This dissertation investigates Buddhist and feminist perspectives of the body as seen through the Tibetan Buddhist ritual of Chöd (gcod). Chöd is ...
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In this thesis, I investigate the time and origin of a given silk painting of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva found in Mogao Cave, Dunhuang, China. This ...
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This thesis explores the early Indic concept of hell and how it can be used in the study of religious morality. There is a brief discussion of how the...
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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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This dissertation examines the development and legitimation of repentance rituals within the initial formative period of Chinese Buddhism in the early...
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My study of the mythology surrounding Guanyin through the engagement of historical records led me to the conclusion that the relationship between ...
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This study, as well as the initial pilot study, are the first known, stand-alone, empirical studies of the Tibetan Buddhist tonglen meditation ...
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Siddhartha Gautama and Jesus of Nazareth are two religious figures that have had a substantial impact on human culture. This dissertation investigates...
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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...
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This thesis examines the garudhammas and their continuing relevance on gender relations within Buddhist monastic orders, namely the prohibition on ...
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In the field of Buddhism, the Vietnamese people often have concerned to the forms of cultivation of the monks and nuns through the ethics and the ...
