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Yoga interventions for Black female low-income youth
Interest in mindfulness-based yoga interventions has significantly increased over the last thirty years. Researchers have studied the practice of yoga... -
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 ... -
LGBTQ Muslims : conflicting identities and their effects on mental health
With the events that occurred at the Pulse nightclub on the night of June 12, 2016, the LGBTQ community came together in mourning with the Muslim ... -
The evolution of rules of purity in China : a study of "Baizhang qinggui" and "Chanyuan qinggui"
The compilation of the Chanyuan qinggui (Rules of Purity for Chan Monasteries) had been seen by many scholars as the direct descendant, if not the ... -
Buddhist art communication between Dunhuang and Japan : a study of a silk painting of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva found in Dunhuang
In this thesis, I investigate the time and origin of a given silk painting of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva found in Mogao Cave, Dunhuang, China. This ... -
Incarnating the Christian message in Igbo land of Nigeria in the light of Vatican ll's theology of inculturation
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A look at the Burmese Buddhist Sangha involvement in politics : is the Sangha a political party?
The persistent and enduring political involvement of the Burmese Buddhist Sangha in Burma (Myanmar) as a religion characterizes it as politically ... -
The Shingon lay liturgy : elements, meaning and sources : a case study of the Chōgen temple service guide, Hikihara, Japan
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The Bodhisattva ideal in early Chinese Buddhist texts
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Early Indic eschatology : hierarchical structures and vilification in hell literature
This thesis explores the early Indic concept of hell and how it can be used in the study of religious morality. There is a brief discussion of how the... -
Forgotten Sītā : the significance of the Mother Goddess in the Rāmāyaṇa
This thesis will explore the purpose of Sītā throughout the various Rāmāyaṇas. Rāma is known as the Supreme Being and his divine energy or Ś... -
Ven. Hongyi's "seed of virtue" : a strategy to support the learning of the vinaya by lay Buddhists
The conception of jieti 戒體, interpreted by Daoxuan as the “seed of virtue,” is developed by Hongyi in his work Nanshan Vinaya Scripture for ... -
Buddhist meditation : its impact upon modern life in the United States through its contribution to medical science
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From radishes to realization : Saraha and his impact on the Mahāmudrā tradition of the Tibetan Karma Kagyü school
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Compassionate Kuan-Yin Bodhisattva from India to China
This is a study of all the references to Avalokiteshvara found in the oldest complete Chinese Buddhist canon preserved in Korea. These references have... -
Applying the Sigalovada sutta to the modern idea of financial coaching
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The garudhammas : did the Buddha preach the eight respectful precepts?
This thesis examines the garudhammas and their continuing relevance on gender relations within Buddhist monastic orders, namely the prohibition on ... -
Vietnamese Buddhist nun : traditional images and voices of change
This paper is to introduce Vietnamese Buddhist nuns in the both images of tradition and change. Accepted the Eight Special Rules with all admiration, ... -
A comparative study of the concept of sainthood in Theravada Buddhism and Roman Catholicism