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The Conclusion In Which Nothingness Is Concluded, Marissa Rimes
The Conclusion In Which Nothingness Is Concluded, Marissa Rimes
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Samuel Johnson’s The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia is ironically most often classified as an “oriental philosophic tale,” but is rarely analyzed from the point of view of oriental philosophy. Although Buddhism’s ambiguities, inwardness, and nothingness, provoke anxiety in Western critique, Johnson’s The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia does something unique from eighteenth-century British thought in that it disavows this Buddaphobia by actively employing a similar line of thought. Through the lens of a Buddhist framework many of the text’s renownedly gloomy implications, in regard to its circular structure and inconclusiveness, are freed from the great sludge of …
Virtuous Life, Honored Afterlife And The Evolution Of Confucianism, Jasmyn Murrell
Virtuous Life, Honored Afterlife And The Evolution Of Confucianism, Jasmyn Murrell
History in the Making
Confucius states that we must not focus on the afterlife, because we know so little of it, and we must focus on everyday life. However, Confucianism holds a philosophy of afterlife, even if it is not outright said or depicted. This paper will aim to prove just that. First, through Confucian ideals of being a dutiful person, to grant yourself an honored afterlife, and second, through how Confucianism influenced other religions such as Buddhism and Daoism, which will show a clear depiction of afterlife by considering death rituals, festivals, commune with ancestors, prayers, tomb decor, and the ideology of Confucianism, …
Two Essays On And With DōGen, Conor J. Loy, Owen Crum
Two Essays On And With DōGen, Conor J. Loy, Owen Crum
Denison Journal of Religion
Zen Master Dōgen (1200-1253) is one of the most important Japanese Buddhist philosophers in medieval Japan. The first essay is a short introduction to Dōgen and the significance of his teachings in the 21st century. Reading Dōgen’s “Mountains and Rivers Sūtra,” Owen Crum and Conor Loy emphasize the importance of recognizing Buddha-nature in every living being as a way to overcome environmental destruction. Both authors understand that Dōgen’s teachings of universal Buddha-nature challenge anthropocentric views on nature and allow people in the twenty-first century to ask pressing ethical and religious questions in new and compelling ways.
Tathāgatagarbha And Ātman: Self Where There Is No-Self, Aaron Alexander Laughlin
Tathāgatagarbha And Ātman: Self Where There Is No-Self, Aaron Alexander Laughlin
IdeaFest: Interdisciplinary Journal of Creative Works and Research from Cal Poly Humboldt
No abstract provided.
Three Essays On Organizational Paradox, History, And Resilience: An Ethnography Of Buddhist Temples, Hee-Chan Song
Three Essays On Organizational Paradox, History, And Resilience: An Ethnography Of Buddhist Temples, Hee-Chan Song
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
This dissertation investigates three organizational tensions that are most salient in Korean Buddhist temples: (1) finance versus religion, (2) change versus tradition, and (3) adaptation versus stability. Specifically, drawing upon paradox theory, my first essay examines how Buddhist monks address tension between business work to support the organization’s financial sustainability and Buddhist meditative practice to support their religious conviction. I report the findings at both organizational and individual levels of analysis, in an effort to unpack how an individual level paradox is manifested to an organizational level paradox. The second essay explores an enabling role of history in facilitating organizational …
Living In This World: A Social History Of Buddhist Monks And Nuns In Nineteenth-Century Western China, Gilbert Zhe Chen
Living In This World: A Social History Of Buddhist Monks And Nuns In Nineteenth-Century Western China, Gilbert Zhe Chen
Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation relies on about 600 legal cases from the Ba County Archive that survive from the first three-quarters of the nineteenth century to investigate the social life of ordinary Buddhist monks and nuns. Although they played a crucial in maintaining the survival and proper functioning of Buddhism at the local level, they have remained significantly understudied. This dissertation adopts a bottom-up approach to investigate ordinary monastics’ involvement in various socioeconomic activities. By shifting the analytical focus from elite monks to their more mundane counterparts, this study illuminates how deeply ordinary monastics were embedded in their communities. The shift also …
Don’T Stop Believing: An Argument Against Buddhist Skepticism, Laura Guerrero
Don’T Stop Believing: An Argument Against Buddhist Skepticism, Laura Guerrero
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Review Of Reciting The Goddess: Narratives Of Place And The Making Of Hinduism In Nepal By Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz., Christoph Emmrich
Review Of Reciting The Goddess: Narratives Of Place And The Making Of Hinduism In Nepal By Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz., Christoph Emmrich
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Spread Of Tibetan Buddhism In China: Charisma, Money, Enlightenment By Dan Smyer Yü., Robert E. Beazley
Review Of The Spread Of Tibetan Buddhism In China: Charisma, Money, Enlightenment By Dan Smyer Yü., Robert E. Beazley
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
No abstract provided.
Challenging The Biomedical Notion Of ‘Active Substance’: The Botanical Plasticity Of Tibetan Medical Formulas, Herbert Schwabl, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
Challenging The Biomedical Notion Of ‘Active Substance’: The Botanical Plasticity Of Tibetan Medical Formulas, Herbert Schwabl, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine) has been practiced across vast regions of Central and South Asia for centuries. In this medical tradition, it is common practice to dynamically adapt the mainly herbal formulas according to the regional flora and local conditions, and to use local variants of ingredients. Consequently, one Tibetan ingredient name within a specific formula can signify a variety of therapeutically fitting botanical items, which appear quite different from the perspective of modern taxonomy. This has led many researchers to understand the botanical plasticity of Tibetan medical formulas as misidentifications. We develop an alternative approach, exploring the advantages of …
Medicinal Mandala: Potency In Spatiality, Anna Sehnalova
Medicinal Mandala: Potency In Spatiality, Anna Sehnalova
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
This article explores the complexities of accomplishing potency, nüpa (nus pa), within a Tibetan healing, rejuvenation, and longevity ritual practice known as ‘medicinal accomplishment,’ mendrup (sman sgrub). The study is based on the observation and examination of the Light-Swirled Mendrup performed in the Tibetan exile Bonpo community in Nepal in 2012. The mendrup represents a meditative sādhana practice, which involves the production and consecration of ritual materia medica derived from the Tibetan medical Sowa Rigpa tradition as well as Buddhist tantric heritage. The article analyzes the generation of potency based on spatiality within the mendrup ritual—the potency of the ritual …
Garuda 5 (Khyung Lnga): Ecologies Of Potency And The Poison-Medicine Spectrum Of Sowa Rigpa’S Renowned ‘Black Aconite’ Formula, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
Garuda 5 (Khyung Lnga): Ecologies Of Potency And The Poison-Medicine Spectrum Of Sowa Rigpa’S Renowned ‘Black Aconite’ Formula, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
This article focuses on ethnographic work conducted at the Men-Tsee-Khang (Dharamsala, India) on Garuda 5 (khyung lnga), a commonly prescribed Tibetan medical formula. This medicine’s efficacy as a painkiller and activity against infection and inflammation is largely due to a particularly powerful plant, known as ‘virulent poison’ (btsan dug) as well as ‘the great medicine’ (sman chen), and identified as a subset of Aconitum species. Its effects, however, are potentially dangerous or even deadly. How can these poisonous plants be used in medicine and, conversely, when does a medicine become a poison? How can ostensibly the same substance be both …
Introduction | Approaching Potent Substances In Medicine And Ritual Across Asia, Barbara Gerke, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
Introduction | Approaching Potent Substances In Medicine And Ritual Across Asia, Barbara Gerke, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Introduction to themed research articles on Approaching Potent Substances in Medicine and Ritual across Asia.
Gallery | Potent Substances In A Thirteenth Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Katja Triplett, Barbara Gerke, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
Gallery | Potent Substances In A Thirteenth Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Katja Triplett, Barbara Gerke, Jan M. A. Van Der Valk
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
No abstract provided.
An Introduction To The Conference With The Dalai Lama On Law, Buddhism, And Social Change, Rebecca R. French
An Introduction To The Conference With The Dalai Lama On Law, Buddhism, And Social Change, Rebecca R. French
Rebecca Redwood French
No abstract provided.
Mobile Application For Thai & Foreign Tourists Visiting Thai Temple, Kewalin Angkananon, Piyabud Plodaksorn, Mike Wald
Mobile Application For Thai & Foreign Tourists Visiting Thai Temple, Kewalin Angkananon, Piyabud Plodaksorn, Mike Wald
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
This research gathered requirements from Thai and foreign tourists to successfully design Thai and English Android and IOS versions of a mobile application to provide an enhanced experience for tourists visiting the Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan (PMW) Temple in Thailand. The content and user interface were designed based on theories and related research and three experts evaluated the prototype to improve the final application versions which were evaluated at the temple by Thai and foreign tourists. Analysis of the results showed that both the Thai and foreign tourists found similar high satisfaction with the performance of the Android and IOS mobile …
Walking Mediation : Bringing Back Rituals On Temple Visits On Mount Putuo, Zhejiang, China, Tianjie Chi
Walking Mediation : Bringing Back Rituals On Temple Visits On Mount Putuo, Zhejiang, China, Tianjie Chi
Masters Theses
Mount Putuo is a culturally significant Buddhist pilgrimage site with over a 1000 years history. Traditional walking paths were marginalized on Mount Putuo after a new bus circulation was developed to accommodate more visitors efficiently.
In the past, people were arriving at the old dock, walking through the forests, meeting pavilions and gates, and finally reach the temple. Linear spaces and trees embracing the path help them clean up their mind before they meet burn the joss sticks. Nowadays, most visitors arrive at the modern new dock and spend 20-30 minutes to wait in line for the bus, playing phone …
Chang (Beer): A Social Marker, Ritual Tool, And Multivalent Symbol In Tibetan Buddhism, Kayla J. Jenkins
Chang (Beer): A Social Marker, Ritual Tool, And Multivalent Symbol In Tibetan Buddhism, Kayla J. Jenkins
MSU Graduate Theses
In this thesis, I analyze the use of beer (Tib. chang) in Tibetan tantric Buddhism and emphasize its importance for studying themes of purity and pollution, meaning, and power in this context. In doing so, I argue that beer functions as a social marker and influences gender dynamics in Tibet. Beer also functions as a religious ritual tool for transactions of power. Lastly, beer is present as a multivalent symbol in Tibetan tantric songs and stories, useful as both a negative and positive metaphor for qualities or states of mind. As something that informs social, religious, and literary worlds within …
Doing From Being: Creating Organizational Integrity Through Mindful Self-Leadership, Adam Stonebraker
Doing From Being: Creating Organizational Integrity Through Mindful Self-Leadership, Adam Stonebraker
Mindfulness Studies Theses
Mindfulness in the workplace is a subject that has seen significant growth in recent years. Mindfulness, which is rooted in ancient contemplative practice, has gained much traction among Western audiences over the last few decades. The application of Mindfulness practices is prevalent now in workplaces, where its efficacy has been well-documented, and impact has included the reduction of employee stress, increased productivity, and enhancement of one’s well-being.
The principles of mindfulness can be applied across disparate workplace settings and in nearly any situation to help bolster employees’ presence and focus in the day-to-day and retain them in the place of …
What Can Buddhist Artistic Traditions Learn From Christian Iconography, Jotipālo Bhikkhu
What Can Buddhist Artistic Traditions Learn From Christian Iconography, Jotipālo Bhikkhu
Obsculta
The three images included come from the author’s year-long residency at the Collegeville Institute.
A New And Unsettling Force: Information Technology, Popular Education And The Movement To End Poverty, Christopher Caruso
A New And Unsettling Force: Information Technology, Popular Education And The Movement To End Poverty, Christopher Caruso
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Through contemporary ethnography, this dissertation explores the self-organization of those at the bottom of the wealth and income scale within the working class in the United States between 1983 and 2018. In the context of neoliberalism and technological revolution, innovations in information technology have accelerated the polarization between wealth and poverty, fundamentally impacted social relations, but also enabled creative strategies for movement building and revolutionary organizing.
Exploring the organizing models as well as political and moral rhetoric of those who have been left out, locked up, and made poor over the past thirty-five years in the United States, it demonstrates …
"He Who Is Conscious Of The Bright But Keeps To The Dark": The Fame And Legacy Of Jack Kerouac, Regina Crotser
"He Who Is Conscious Of The Bright But Keeps To The Dark": The Fame And Legacy Of Jack Kerouac, Regina Crotser
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This thesis traces the legacy and fame of Jack Kerouac from his lifetime up until current day. Since his death, pop-culture has glorified and stereotyped Kerouac to the point where he is an easily digestible concept of counterculture and coolness. This speaks to what our society craves--celebrities boiled down into clickbait titles and single-faceted understandings. Amidst chaos, who can blame us? But when we look at the real Kerouac, who the biographies and archival research say he is, we see someone much more complex than that. And, through writing autobiographical fiction, he introduced that complexity and messiness to his own …
Moving Through, Moving On: Examining The Life Well Lived Through The Lense Of Impermanence, Aidan O'Leary
Moving Through, Moving On: Examining The Life Well Lived Through The Lense Of Impermanence, Aidan O'Leary
Honors Theses
This thesis explores the themes from Walking Each Other Home, the work I choreographed as part of my graduation requirements in the Alonzo King Lines BFA Program at Dominican University. I begin by making the case for the academic discussion of dance, including barriers to the development of the field and my place in it. Asserting that dance is a subject of religious merit, I place my piece within a broader context of dance pieces that deal with topic and themes of myth and spiritual truth. I then give a brief overview of Buddhism, centering around the Four Noble Truths …
The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative: Rethinking Cross-Cultural Science And Teaching, Kelsey Marie Gray, Arri Eisen
The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative: Rethinking Cross-Cultural Science And Teaching, Kelsey Marie Gray, Arri Eisen
Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research
The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative was founded when the Dalai Lama invited Emory to develop and teach a comprehensive curriculum in modern science to Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns. The project was built to grow and nurture a two-way exchange between complementary systems of knowledge. In the 10 years since the first days of the pilot, the interactions between people and places and the scientific and learning processes have served as a platform for exploring teaching across cultures and enriching approaches to teaching and science more generally. As a result of these interactions, we expand our definition of inclusivity in the …
Seeing Like The Buddha: Enlightenment Through Film, Skyler Osburn
Seeing Like The Buddha: Enlightenment Through Film, Skyler Osburn
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Francisca Cho's Seeing Like the Buddha: Enlightenment through Film.
From Chod To Feeding Your Demons: A Western Approach To Tibetan Tantra, Tanner Mcalister
From Chod To Feeding Your Demons: A Western Approach To Tibetan Tantra, Tanner Mcalister
Student Research Symposium
"From Chod to Feeding Your Demons: A Western Adaptation of Tibetan Tantra Tanner McAlister and Dr. Dominic Sur (Mentor), Religious Studies. This research examines how Chod, a tantric Buddhist ritual traced to eleventh-century Tibet, has been altered in the West by Buddhist teacher, Lama Tsultrim Allione. The analysis aims to uncover whether the soteriological dimension of Chod has been altered from buddhahood to psychological well-being. Chod's transmission to the West and its scope as a non-traditional practice is a recent phenomenon tracing back to just the last decade of the twentieth century. Although publications on Chod as practiced in Tibet …
Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 1, 2019), Center For Southeast Asian Studies
Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 1, 2019), Center For Southeast Asian Studies
CSEAS Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Theravāda “Missionary Activity”: Exploring The Secular Features Of Socio-Politics And Ethics, Christopher Scott Brugh
Theravāda “Missionary Activity”: Exploring The Secular Features Of Socio-Politics And Ethics, Christopher Scott Brugh
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this thesis is to comprehensively explore Theravāda missionary activity. The philological, textual, theoretical, and ethnographic methods used to investigate the historical, sociopolitical, religious, and ethical aspects of early Theravāda, the U.S. Vipassanā (Insight) meditation movement, and modern Burmese Theravāda revealed nuanced meanings in the descriptions of these adherents’ endeavors with respect to proselytizing, converting, and the concept of missionary religions. By exploring the secular features that contributed to their religious appearances, a more developed contextualization of Theravāda “activity” reshapes understandings of the larger concept of missionary religions. I argue that what has been maintained in the establishment …
Cseas Weekly Bulletin (March 25, 2019), Center For Southeast Asian Studies
Cseas Weekly Bulletin (March 25, 2019), Center For Southeast Asian Studies
CSEAS Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Faculty Honors: A Roundup Of Recent Awards, Erika Mantz
Faculty Honors: A Roundup Of Recent Awards, Erika Mantz
UNH Today Archive
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