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Shakya, Miroj
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Buddhism and the State in Chinese Religious Reform-Era Revival ––a Case Study of Shenzhen Hongfa Temple
This dissertation is centered on the relationship between Chinese Buddhism and the state and evaluates the case of Shenzhen Hongfa Temple’s fast ... -
A Study on the Buddhist Thought of Ven. Master Hongyi
Master Hongyi 弘一 (1880–1942), original name Li Shutong, was an outstanding representative of the Chinese modern cultural movement during the ... -
Philosophy of Arahanta Ideal as Depicted in Mahāniddesa
The Mahāniddesa presents new ideas that go beyond the main Nikāyas. It can be viewed as a transition stage between the Nikāyas and the Aṭṭ... -
Buddhist insights into end-of-life care & death: Impersonality process of five khandhas perception to remove the origin of trauma, stress anxiety, and chronic pain From the womb (Jāti’pi dukkhā) before death
Pañcakkhandhā Non-Self (anattā) Realization of (Jāti’pi dukkhā) This dissertation seeks non-dogmatic Buddhist corpus wisdom practical ... -
An analytical investigation of renunciation in Theravada Buddhism
Renunciation or Nekkhamma is defined as an isolated habit of reducing sensual pleasure. The renunciation from home to homelessness is the first step ... -
The evolution of the concept of the Buddha within the Pāli Canon and commentaries
This dissertation focuses on examining the concept of Buddha within the Pāli canon and commentaries in Sri Lankan Theravāda Buddhist literature. It ... -
Suspension of belief : a comparative study of early Buddhism and Pyrrhonism
A common challenge of Buddhism and Pyrrhonism is to overcome dogmatic beliefs by avoiding rejecting or accepting a set of beliefs and optimizing the ... -
Devotion to Tārā in Tangut Buddhism—based on an art exploration of Tārā murals in Dunhuang caves
This dissertation aims to reveal Tangut Buddhists’ devotion to Tārā through a detailed art analysis of Tārā murals in Tangut caves from the ... -
Two varieties of mindfulness : comparing and contrasting the treatments of Satipaṭṭhāna given by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo and Mahāsi Sayādaw
Although satipaṭṭhāna meditation, the establishing of mindfulness (on body, feelings, mind, and dhammas) is a key teaching in the Buddhism of the... -
Sculpting-scholarship : a study on the emergence of the Buddhist critical constructive reflection
To date, the phenomena of Buddhist Critical Constructive Reflection saw no extend scholarly examination. This dissertation sought to fill that lacuna... -
The "Ten Rites" (daśakriyā) in Kuladatta’s Kriyāsaṁgrahapañjikā
This dissertation offers an analysis of a set of Newar Buddhist practices known as the "ten rites" (daśakriyā). It focuses on a subsection of ... -
Crime and the control of crime : an ethical analysis from a Theravāda Buddhist point of view
This dissertation represents a systematic study of Theravāda Buddhist texts and their discussions of crime and criminal behavior. Theravāda Buddhism... -
Tracing the teachings of compassion (karuṇā) in early Buddhism : mapping the suttas and the recipients of the teachings
As Buddhism spread and different schools emerged, karuṇā (compassion) became of critical importance to what would become known as the Mahāyāna ... -
A study of a Shambhala Buddhist approach to crime, society, and transformation
Inspired by contemporary challenges Buddhist communities are facing regarding sexual violence and exploitation, this work asks the following question... -
Mindful grounding and trauma
The qualitative research on this intervention involves therapists and their work with patients within the field of mental health, working with inner ... -
Conceptual, ethical and ritual implications of Arahant and Bodhisattva in Vietnamese Buddhism
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 ... -
The early development of Buddhism in the Red River Delta basin, Jiaozhi, and Southern China : the case of a Sogdian-Jiaozhi Buddhist monk Kang Senghui 康僧會
For many centuries, Buddhologists have considered Chinese Buddhism as a dominant and influential force in the Far East. However, this assumption is ... -
Tonglen meditation's effects on compassion in novice meditators
This study, as well as the initial pilot study, are the first known, stand-alone, empirical studies of the Tibetan Buddhist tonglen meditation ... -
Embodying generosity : a comparison of Buddhist and feminist views of the body in the Chöd ritual
This dissertation investigates Buddhist and feminist perspectives of the body as seen through the Tibetan Buddhist ritual of Chöd (gcod). Chöd is ... -
Saṁghabheda and nikāyabheda : a critical study of the schism, origin and formation of sects and sectarianism in early Buddhism
About one hundred years after the great decease of the Buddha (Mahāparinibbāna), his democratically well-established Saṁgha community split, first...