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Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 3: The Establishments of Mindfulness
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Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 3: The Establishments of Mindfulness

The same scanning procedure can be employed for the next body contemplation, which instead takes up the four elements as basic constituents of matter in general and the human body in particular. These four are earth, water, fi re, and wind, which represent the qualities of solidity or hardness, cohesion or wetness, temperature, and motion. A brief introduction to the Four Satipaṭṭhānas. Source link
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Dharmadinnā Becomes a Nun: A Story of Ordination by Messenger from the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Translated from the Tibetan Version
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Dharmadinnā Becomes a Nun: A Story of Ordination by Messenger from the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Translated from the Tibetan Version

This paper presents an annotated English translation of the story of the nun Dharmadinnā, translated here for the first time from the Tibetan translation of the Kṣudrakavastu of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya. The protagonist is not able to enter the religious life because of her prenatal engagement and is finally ordained by an exceptional style of ordination ceremony performed through a messenger. The story ends with the Buddha telling of her past life as a nun and teacher under the Buddha Kāśyapa. Source link
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Buddhadhamma: The Laws of Nature and their Benefits to Life
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Buddhadhamma: The Laws of Nature and their Benefits to Life

It is a difficult task to compile the Buddha’s teachings, especially on the premise that one is presenting the true or genuine teachings, even if one cites passages from the Pali Canon which are considered the words of the Buddha. The authoratative book of Thai Buddhist doctrine. Source link
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The Transformation of Buddhism During British Colonialism
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The Transformation of Buddhism During British Colonialism

The modern idea of religion as divorced from power succeeded in dislodging the influence that Buddhism had over Sri Lankan politics, but only for a short time… The Sinhalese Sangha refused to be “privatized” by the British government, or overpowered by the Sri Lankan elites. Using its immense historical knowledge, the Buddhist Sangha took its totalizing vision of Sri Lankan society public with pamphlets and preaching, leading up to the 1940’s Colombo college-monks’ movement… Source link
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Navigating Groundlessness: An Interview Study on Dealing With Ontological Shock and Existential Distress Following Psychedelic Experiences
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Navigating Groundlessness: An Interview Study on Dealing With Ontological Shock and Existential Distress Following Psychedelic Experiences

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 26 people who reported experiencing existential distress following psychedelic experiences. We explored the phenomenology of participants’ difficulties and the ways they navigated them, including what they found helpful and unhelpful in their process. Our findings suggest that psychedelic-induced ontological shock leads to cognitive, emotional and social ungrounding which can in turn lead to existential confusion. Grounding, whether somatic, through embodiment practices, or through social connection and the normalisation of unusual experiences, helped people navigate their confusion Source link
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Tree Ordination as Invented Tradition
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Tree Ordination as Invented Tradition

The symbolic ordination of trees as monks in Thailand is widely perceived in Western scholarship to be proof of the power of Buddhism to spur ecological thought. However, a closer analysis of tree ordination demonstrates that it is not primarily about Buddhist teaching, but rather is an invented tradition based on the sanctity of Thai Buddhist symbols as well as those of spirit worship and the monarchy. Tree ordinations performed by non-Buddhist minorities in Thailand do not demonstrate a religious commitment but rather a political one. Source link
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Following the Buddha’s Path: The Buddha’s Life Story as the Model for Narrating the Lives of Phra Kechi Achan (Monks with Mystical Power) in Central Thailand
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Following the Buddha’s Path: The Buddha’s Life Story as the Model for Narrating the Lives of Phra Kechi Achan (Monks with Mystical Power) in Central Thailand

Four monks’ life narratives, two from the Vipassana group and two from the Vidayagom group, are used as case studies. The study reveals that the narratives of these monks follow the structure of the Buddha’s life due to the Buddhist tradition of using the Buddha’s life as a paradigm to compose religious persons’ stories. However, the miraculous power of each monk is highlighted in his narrative. There is both miraculous power as found in the Buddhist canon and as influenced by Thai cultural beliefs and practices. Source link
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Cartoons, Educational Philosophies and Celebrity Monks: Strategies for Communicating Buddhist Values to Thai Buddhist Youth
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Cartoons, Educational Philosophies and Celebrity Monks: Strategies for Communicating Buddhist Values to Thai Buddhist Youth

In the past, the temple was the center for learning, where elders taught their grandchildren how to chant and pay respect to monks. But in contemporary Thailand, this system is quickly losing influence. Because of this, a number of strategies have recently developed to communicate Buddhist teachings to Thai youth. This paper investigates two significant strategies: private schools with Buddhist-inspired curricula and media targeted towards Thai youth. Source link
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Be a V-Star!: Dhammakāya Programs to Cultivate Virtue in Thailand’s Youth
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Be a V-Star!: Dhammakāya Programs to Cultivate Virtue in Thailand’s Youth

@article{scott-rachelle-a2021-be-v-star-dhammakaya-programs-to, title={{B}e a {V}-{S}tar!: {D}hammakāya {P}rograms to {C}ultivate {V}irtue in {T}hailand’s {Y}outh}, author={Rachelle A. Scott}, publisher={European Organization for Nuclear Research}, year=2021, month=dec, journal={The Journal of Global Buddhism}, volume=22, number=2, pages={290--305}, keywords={thai,modern,underage}, openalex_id={W4225918949}, ranking={rank3}, url={https://zenodo.org/records/5764615/files/385-1112-1-PB.pdf} } Source link
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Rewilding Your Backyard Can Fight Climate Change
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Rewilding Your Backyard Can Fight Climate Change

@article{vox2024-backyard-wildflowers, title={{R}ewilding {Y}our {B}ackyard {C}an {F}ight {C}limate {C}hange}, author={Cat Willett}, year=2024, month=dec, journal={Vox}, pagecount=2, keywords={places,natural,biology,teaching-science}, ranking={rank3}, url={https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/377995/rewilding-lawn-backyard-climate-change} } Source link
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The Right to Belong
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The Right to Belong

Stateless people do not elect officials, enjoy diplomatic representation, or possess the lucre of a corporate lobby. Without political rights they can exert only so much pressure; activist groups, charities, and NGOs are their main source of support. This makes people without a citizenship uniquely vulnerable to exploitation Source link
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New Pāli Inscriptions from South-East Asia
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New Pāli Inscriptions from South-East Asia

@article{skilling1997-new-pali-inscriptions, title={{N}ew {P}āli {I}nscriptions from {S}outh-{E}ast {A}sia}, author={Peter Skilling}, publisher={The Pali Text Society}, address={Bristol}, year=1997, journal={The Journal of the Pali Text Society}, volume=23, pages={123--157}, keywords={thai,theravada-roots}, ranking={rank3}, url={https://archive.org/download/jpts-xxiii-1997/New%20Pa%CC%84li%20Inscriptions%20from%20South-east%20Asia%20-%20Peter%20Skilling_text.pdf} } Source link
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Religion, Religious Textbooks and Territorialisation of Sinhala Buddhist Ethno-Nationalism in Sri Lanka
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Religion, Religious Textbooks and Territorialisation of Sinhala Buddhist Ethno-Nationalism in Sri Lanka

@article{senanayake-harsha2021-religion-religious-textbooks-and-territorialisation, title={{R}eligion, {R}eligious {T}extbooks and {T}erritorialisation of {S}inhala {B}uddhist {E}thno-{N}ationalism in {S}ri {L}anka}, author={Harsha Senanayake}, publisher={De Gruyter}, year=2021, month=jan, journal={Open Political Science}, volume=4, number=1, pages={300--305}, keywords={places,sri-lankan,religion,education}, doi={10.1515/openps-2021-0027}, openalex_id={W4206091206}, ranking={rank3}, url={https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/openps-2021-0027/pdf} } Source link
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Alms, Money and Reciprocity: Buddhist Nuns as Mediators of Generalised Exchange in Thailand
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Alms, Money and Reciprocity: Buddhist Nuns as Mediators of Generalised Exchange in Thailand

@article{cook-j-w2008-alms-money-and-reciprocity-buddhist-nuns, title={{A}lms, {M}oney and {R}eciprocity: {B}uddhist {N}uns as {M}ediators of {G}eneralised {E}xchange in {T}hailand}, author={Joanna W. Cook}, publisher={Berghahn Books}, year=2008, journal={Anthropology in Action}, volume=15, number=3, pages={8--21}, keywords={thai,nuns}, doi={10.3167/aia.2008.150302}, openalex_id={W2101559930}, ranking={rank3}, url={https://www.academia.edu/108069171/Alms_Money_and_Reciprocity_Buddhist_Nuns_as_Mediators_of_Generalised_Exchange_in_Thailand} } Source link
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The Rehabilitation of a Japanese Buddhist Heretic
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The Rehabilitation of a Japanese Buddhist Heretic

@article{victoria-brian2022-rehabilitation-japanese-buddhist-heretic, title={{T}he {R}ehabilitation of a {J}apanese {B}uddhist {H}eretic}, author={Brian Victoria}, publisher={The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies}, year=2022, journal={The Journal of the Oxford Center for Buddhist Studies}, volume=22, pages={46--82}, keywords={japanese-roots,engaged,paper,ww2}, ranking={rank2}, url={https://www.jocbs.org/index.php/jocbs/article/download/257/350} } Source link
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The Role of Culture in Altruism: Thailand and the United States
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The Role of Culture in Altruism: Thailand and the United States

By Paul D. Yablo and Nigel P. Field ⭐ Recommended This is a piece of exceptional quality, recommended for everyone. 16 pages Findings suggest a relationship between socio-cultural-religious values and prosocial behavior in that Thai-Buddhist-affiliative society appears more altruistically-oriented than the American Source link
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Modern Buddhist Murals in Northern Thailand: A Study of Religious Symbols and Meaning
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Modern Buddhist Murals in Northern Thailand: A Study of Religious Symbols and Meaning

We very much doubt that most Thai Buddhists would be bothered by any need to distinguish a “miraculous” category. Their traditional religion teaches that at the highest level of enlightenment all forms are illusions; thus the whole world and everything in it can be interpreted as metaphors or “names” ultimately. Nothing in such a world can, in essence, ever be real or unreal, illogical or logical in the Western Aristotelian sense. The murals are an assertion of certain core values expressed in ancient Buddhist symbols as a defense of the totality of the religious system against perceived threats from competing modern values. [These] murals help to make Buddhist ideas concrete Source link
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Historically Rice-Farming Societies Have Tighter Social Norms in China and Worldwide
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Historically Rice-Farming Societies Have Tighter Social Norms in China and Worldwide

Premodern rice farming could plausibly create strong social norms because paddy rice relied on irrigation networks. Rice farmers coordinated their water use and kept track of each person’s labor contributions. Rice villages also established strong norms of reciprocity to cope with labor demands that were twice as high as dryland crops like wheat. In line with this theory, China’s historically rice-farming areas had tighter social norms than wheat-farming areas, even beyond differences in development and urbanization. Source link
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The Global Refugee Crisis: Regional Destabilization and Humanitarian Protection
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The Global Refugee Crisis: Regional Destabilization and Humanitarian Protection

Policy-makers often mistakenly view host state security and refugee security as unrelated–or even opposing–factors. In reality, refugee protection and state stability are linked together; undermining one factor weakens the other. Policies to protect refugees, both physically and legally, reduce potential threats from the crisis and bolster state security. In general, risks of conflict are higher when refugees live in oppressive settings, lack legal income-generation options, and are denied education for their youth. Source link
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Hungry Ghosts
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Hungry Ghosts

@book{rotman-andy2021-hungry-ghosts, title={{H}ungry {G}hosts}, author={Andy Rotman}, publisher={Wisdom Publications}, address={Boston}, year=2021, pagecount=224, keywords={pv,avadana}, olid={OL34695884M}, ranking={rank3}, url={https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/monographs/hungry-ghosts_rotman-andy} } Source link
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