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Buddhism
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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... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 role of reason in the experience of awakening : towards the philosophical reconstruction of rationality operative in the Pāli canon teachings of the Buddha
Every search is based on some pre-understanding of what one is looking for. Accordingly, the search for the role of reason in the experience of ... -
Some representative sutras and thoughts of Theravada and Mahayana
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A study and translation of Compassionate Water Repentance Ritual
Buddhist repentance (chanhui 懺悔) is one of the few areas of Buddhist studies that has not been fully examined by western scholars even though it ... -
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 ... -
Oral tradition in Buddhism
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A modern innovative movement of Korean Buddhism : a study of the Jingak Order of Korean Buddhism and its founder Hoedang focused on Hoedang's religious thoughts and sectarian characteristics of the Jingak Order
There was a remarkable innovative movement of modern Korean Buddhism. The Jingak Order of Korean Buddhism founded by Hoedang is called an esoteric ... -
The dual presentation of Gotama the Buddha in the Dīgha Nikāya : the application of kenōsis to an early Buddhist text
The Dual Presentation of Gotama the Buddha in the Dīgha Nikāya proposes a unique theory to explain the human, idealized, and superhumanized ... -
The origin of bodhicitta and its development in Chinese Buddhism
This dissertation is a study of the single Buddhist term, ‘bodhicitta’ in which I have attempted to explain the concept, its gradual evolution and... -
Beginning and development of Buddhist education in Vietnam
No systematic examination of how Buddhist education began and developed in Vietnam has been hitherto attempted, to the best of my knowledge. The ... -
Buddhist cognition : a study of the Bashi guiju song
The main theme of this dissertation is to examine Yogacara’s way of attaining the truth of the reality of empirical experience through the ... -
The meaning of merit transfer in Chinese Buddhism
The dissertation is as study of the meaning of merit transfer in Chinese Buddhism. First, the research methodology used for this research has been ... -
The Water-Land Dharma Function Platform Ritual and the Great Compassion Repentance Ritual
For Taiwanese laity, the Water-Land Dharma Function Platform is the largest ritual in terms of scale, while the Great Compassion Repentance is most ... -
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 ... -
The cognitive process of meditation : a comparative study of early Buddhism, neuroscience, and quantum mechanics
The objective of this dissertation lies in comparing the cognitive process, investigated from the Buddhist perspective and the scientific aspect. The ... -
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... -
Benefit beings! : the Buddhist guide to professional chaplaincy
This project was developed to benefit Buddhists engaged in professional chaplaincy work in North America. "Professional chaplaincy" here refers to ...