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About what the Buddha image informs : Buddist ethics as visual manifest
This paper explains the process that determines the ideal representation of the traditional Buddha image in human form. With the understanding that an... -
Chinese Buddhist historian’s views of human history
Catalogues of Chinese translations of Buddhist scriptures is an invaluable source of information about history of Buddhism and Buddhist literature in ... -
Humanist Buddhism as conceived and interpreted by Grand Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan – part two
This second part of the paper on Humanistic Buddhism as Conceived and Interpreted by Grand Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan (the first part was ... -
[Book review] Recent researches in Buddhist studies : essays in honour of Professor Y. Karundasa
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[Book review] Aśoka 2300 : Jagajjyoti, Aśoka commemoration volume
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[Book review] Studies in the philosophy of the Bodhicaryāvatāra
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[Book review] Buddhism for the new millennium
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[Book review] Visions of a new earth : religious perspectives on population, consumption, and ecology
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[Book review] Rituals, folk beliefs and magical arts of Sri Lanka
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[Book review] The Buddhist pilgrimage
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[Book review] Buddhist women across cultures
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[Book review] An invitation to dialogue between East and West : a critic of modern and post-modern thought
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[Book review] The conscious universe : part and whole in modern physical theory
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[Book review] Ordinary wisdom : Sakya Pandita's treasury of good advice
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The three lotuses : knowledge, ethics, and compassion as a framework for the education of Buddhist clergy in the West
This study provides a framework for the education and training of Western Buddhist clergy revolving around Knowledge, Ethics, and Compassion with a ... -
A study of the translation process of the Infinite Life Sūtra from Sanskrit to Chinese
Many Sanskrit Buddhist texts were translated into Chinese during the early medieval period around 3rd to 8th Century. The Infinite Life Sūtra... -
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 ... -
Uposatha, Vassāvāsa, and Pavāraṇā of the Pāli Vinaya and the four-part Vinaya : a comparative study
The Vinaya offers a set of rules and disciplines for Buddhist monastics. It is a body of principles of conduct and practice that governs the life of ... -
Don't just sit there, do something : a theological interpretation of Buddha as political activist and peacemaker
Many U.S. Buddhist practices have become so focused on the individual that they over-emphasize self-salvation and healing. To a large degree, this has... -
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...