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Doctoral Dissertations
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Dialogical transformation : exploring the creative possibilities of interreligious dialogue as a practice promoting soteriological growth
In the midst of growing religious plurality and diversity, interreligious dialogue has been an increasingly prominent response to this situation. The ... -
Avalokitesvara cult in Korean Buddhism
The Avalokiteśvara cult had succeeded in taking root in so many countries in East Asia. Avalokiteśvara cult was able to retain the devotion of the ... -
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... -
Origin and the evolution of Sri Lankan Buddha image independent of the Indian prototype
This dissertation focuses to examine the independent origin and the evolution of the Sri Lankan Buddha image of its Indian prototype. The scholars ... -
Acculturation as seen through Buddha's birthday parades in northern Wei Luoyang : a micro perspective on the making of Buddhism as a world religion
The genesis of world religions necessitates an integration process with contemporary local society, political enterprises, and cultural institutions... -
A study of Buddhist music and instrument (ghanta)
This dissertation is a study and analysis of Buddhist music from various aspects, such as historical, instrumental, rhythmic, and special salvation ... -
The influence of Buddhism on Shao Yong's (1012-1077) redefinition of the supreme ultimate : mind as the supreme ultimate
This dissertation used hermeneutics to study the influence of Buddhism on the Shao Yong redefinition of the Supreme Ultimate (taiji) - "mind is the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Together as one : interfaith relationships between Christianity, Islam, and African traditional religion in Nigeria (with particular reference to the South-East geopolitical zone)
Over the years, interfaith relationships Nigeria have been approached and treated from a dialogical point of view limited only to Christian-Muslim ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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... -
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 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...