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Religious Studies
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The development of Buddhist repentance in early medieval China
This dissertation examines the development and legitimation of repentance rituals within the initial formative period of Chinese Buddhism in the early... -
A study of the benefits of practicing mindfulness of the Buddha (Nian-fo) in Chinese Buddhist Canon
The dissertation is a combination of textual, philosophical and historical study of the benefits of practicing Mindfulness of the Buddha (Nian-fo... -
Guanyin unveiled
My study of the mythology surrounding Guanyin through the engagement of historical records led me to the conclusion that the relationship between ... -
Ethnicity and religious violence in Nigeria
In media reports and news about violence in Nigeria what is mostly heard about is religious violence. Most of the publications have focused mainly on ... -
Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī in the Buddhist literature of Kathmandu Valley
Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī is renowned as the prince of the Buddhist Dharma, because of his profound wisdom. Mañjuśrī is depicted as holding a ... -
Rissho Kosei-Kai of Los Angeles : an institutional history
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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... -
The quest for certainty : an epistemological exploration of the Buddhist and Western empiricist notion of knowledge
The human quest for certainty in knowledge has always challenged us to seek for a basis of true knowledge. The Buddha is one of those thinkers who was... -
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 Buddhist principle of rebirth revealed in the doctrine of Pratītyasamutpāda and its conceptual development as intrepreted by Vasubandhu in the philosophy of Vijñapati-mātratā-vāda
The current study focuses on two essential themes: the Buddhist doctrine of rebirth as revealed in the Pratītyasamutpāda (twelve factors of ... -
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 ... -
Issues in śamatha and vipaśyanā : a comparative study of Buddhist meditation
The union of śamatha (tranquility meditation) and vipaśyanā (insight meditation) is the unique Buddhist path t o deliverance. This dissertation ... -
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 ... -
A study of cognitive linguistic structure based on the Four Conditions of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
The main purpose of this study is to depict Nāgārjuna's implication on how he redefined the Four Conditions (catvārah pratyayā ) as the cognitive... -
Restoration of the Bhikkhunī Sasana in Sri Lanka
This report consists of an historical, textual and field study of the Sri Lankan Bhikkhunī Sasana (order). The present study attempts to link tis ... -
A theoretical discussion of bhāvanā and its effects on brain plasticity
This study contributes a view of meditation as self-directed neuroplasticity in which both the mind and brain are understood as interactive phenomena... -
An on-the-job mindfulness-based intervention for pediatric ICU nurses
Nurses are vulnerable to stress and burnout commonly associated with the nursing profession. Studies over the last decade demonstrate the prevalence ... -
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 ...