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Buddhism and the State in Chinese Religious Reform-Era Revival ––a Case Study of Shenzhen Hongfa Temple
Lin, Hua
2023 Thesis/Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertations Religious StudiesThis 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
Dong, Zijia
2023 Thesis/Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertations Religious StudiesMaster 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
Sumitta Thero, Nivitigala
2023 Thesis/Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertations Religious StudiesThe 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
Kim, Jeasuk
2023 Thesis/Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertations Religious StudiesPañcakkhandhā Non-Self (anattā) Realization of (Jāti’pi dukkhā) This dissertation seeks non-dogmatic Buddhist corpus wisdom practical ...Academic catalog 2023-2024
2023 Issue
Academic CatalogYoga interventions for Black female low-income youth
James, Tylo Anna Shequielle
2023 Thesis/Dissertation
Master's Theses PsychologyInterest in mindfulness-based yoga interventions has significantly increased over the last thirty years. Researchers have studied the practice of yoga...An analytical investigation of renunciation in Theravada Buddhism
Gonadeniye Pannarathana
2023 Thesis/Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertations Religious StudiesRenunciation or Nekkhamma is defined as an isolated habit of reducing sensual pleasure. The renunciation from home to homelessness is the first step ...Public goods in a market economy : the case study of China
Chen, Yueyun (Bill)
2010-03 Academic Article
Business Administration Faculty PublicationsThis paper discussed the dilemma of public goods provision under a market economy system. In a free market system, entrepreneurs have insufficient ...Performance analyses of U.S. property-liability reinsurance companies
Chen, Yueyun (Bill)
2000-02 Academic Article
Business Administration Faculty PublicationsThis paper examines the performance of property and liability reinsurance companies in the United States. It shows that these reinsurers have higher ...The effect of ceded reinsurance on solvency of primary insurers
Chen, Yueyun (Bill)
2001-02 Academic Article
Business Administration Faculty PublicationsPrimary insurance companies diversify their underwriting risk and thus improve their financial stability through buying reinsurance contracts. However...All Items »