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Humanistic Buddhist psychology and counseling for social well-being
The aim of this paper is to articulate an expanded understanding of the term "Humanistic Psychology" in order to bring together the theoretical ... -
Humanistic Buddhism and social well-being of women
The concept of well-being is very broad; if you look in the dictionary, you will find that it is defined as “the state of being well, happy or ... -
Buddhist humanism in the Vāseṭṭha Sutta
The Vāseṭṭha Sūtra of the Sutta Nipāta is one of the main discourses delivered by the Buddha on the subject of social differentiation and its ... -
Buddhist initiatives for social well-being in Chinese history, with special reference to modern exponents of Humanistic Buddhism
It was in the 1920s that Venerable Taixu introduced his notions on Humanistic Buddhism and called for a reform movement in Chinese Buddhism. The ... -
The Buddhist community as social capital : American Buddhism's contribution to social well-being
Often, the discussion of religions and their contribution to social well-being revolves around the question of how political action can be motivated ... -
The human right to peace, security and prosperity : the Buddhist perspective
An important aspect omitted, though implied, when Fundamental Human Rights were identified for universal acceptance half a century ago is the basic ... -
King Asoka's Dharma-based program for social welfare : an ancient embodiment of "Humanistic Buddhism"
Anyone who is knowledgeable about World History, and is acquainted with the rise and fall of civilizations and the coming and going of monarchs, knows... -
The implication of the Buddha's metaphysics for social well-being
This article begins with looking at and addressing the main themes and principles of the Buddha's teachings in terms of ontology and cosmology in ... -
Buddhist artists in the forepart of the 20th century in China —a probe into Buddhist art and social well-being
The three masters Hong Yi (1880-1942 A.D.), Feng Zikai (1898-1975. A.D.) and Wang Yiting (1867-1938. A.D.) are all the important persons in modern ... -
Buddhism and social justice
As a religion and philosophy dealing with the welfare of “all beings” (sabbe sattā) Buddhism is certainly concerned with Social Justice. Its ... -
Mahayana, social well-being, and the Earth charter: The need for better group processes
Mahayana Buddhism has changed in many ways, but an enduring core is the ideal of the bodhisattva, and the bodhisattva spirit is what inspires Mahayana... -
Social well-being through mental health
This paper discusses the contribution of mental health to the achievement of social well-being. The adverse effects of mental illness on family ... -
Case studies in making Buddhist independent film
This is a revisit to my fieldwork in Sri Lanka for the visual documentation of the autobiography of a Sinhalese Buddhist headmonk. My basis of ... -
Monotheistic religions in social well-being
This paper will be a trajectory through three monotheistic religious traditions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—on the question of social justice... -
Not by birth but by action : Buddhist response to caste and class
Variety is an essential feature of nature, which speaks of dissimilarity, differentiation or distinction among various objects both living and non-... -
An overview of social well-being in Humanistic Buddhism
Most of the main ideas in Buddhism, such as compassion, loving-kindness, giving, not killing, not stealing and so on, are associated with social well-... -
Images of the female body in the Theragāthā and the Therīgāthā
This paper explores Buddhist images of the body, and in particularly the female body, as expressed in the Theragāthā and the Therīgāthā. In 1930 ... -
The humanistic advice of the Buddha to political leaders
This paper will survey the Agama Sutras for discourses that the Buddha and his disciples engaged in with Indian political leaders. The purpose of this... -
Integration of Buddhist and Western psychology for overall well-being
This paper will first clarify the claim that Buddhism is psychology. It will then address some similarities and differences between Buddhist and ... -
Brahman and Brahmanism
In an earlier paper, I made the observation that Gotama was raised in a milieu that was dominated by Brahmanical teaching and culture. What does this ...