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Baoshan
Wendi Adamek
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2020-10-28
BaoshanIntroductionBaoshan 寶山 (Treasure Mountain) is a Buddhist site in the Taihang 太行 mountain range in Henan 河南 Province; it includes neighboring La...
Beats, Buddhism and the
Scott A. Mitchell
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Buddhism and the Beats Introduction “For the beat generation,” Stephen Prothero wrote in 1991, “dissertation time is here. Magazine and newspa...
Bhāviveka / Bhāvaviveka
Malcolm David Eckel
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
Bhāviveka/Bhāvaviveka Introduction Bhāviveka or Bhāvaviveka (also known as Bhavya) was an influential 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher....
Bodh Gaya
Janice Leoshko
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2017-01-11
BodhgayāIntroductionBodhgayā (alternatively Bodhgaya, Bodh Gaya, Buddha Gaya, or Buddhagaya) is believed to be the place where the historical Buddha S...
Bodhicitta
John Powers
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Bodhicitta Introduction The Sanskrit term bodhicitta (mind of awakening) refers to the state of mind of a bodhisattva, who pursues buddhahood i...
Bodhidharma
Jeffrey L. Broughton
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Bodhidharma Introduction Countless paintings by East Asian artists have attempted to catch the essence of the enigmatic Buddhist master Bodhidh...
Bodhisattva
James B. Apple
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Bodhisattva Introduction A bodhisattva (Pāli bodhisatta; Tib. byang-chub sems-dpa’; Ch. pusa; Jpn. bosatsu) is generally considered to be a pe...
Bodhisattvabhūmi
Florin Deleanu
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2018-04-26
BodhisattvabhūmiIntroductionThe Bodhisattvabhūmi is part of the Yogācārabhūmi, an encyclopedic treatise which laid the foundations of the Yogācāra-Vij...
Body, Buddhism and the
John Powers
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Buddhism and the Body Introduction Unlike some Indian religions that posit an eternal “self” (atman) that serially inhabits bodies during the ...
Borobudur
John N. Miksic
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Borobudur Introduction The Buddhist monument Borobudur is located in central Java, Indonesia. It was constructed between the late 8th and the ...
Buddha, Three Bodies of the (Trikāya)
Ruben L.F. Habito
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Three Bodies of the Buddha (Trikāya) Introduction The notion of Trikāya, or the Three Bodies of the Buddha, is an outcome of speculation by Bud...
Buddhism and Ethics
Daniel Cozort
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2016-11-28
Buddhism and EthicsIntroductionInasmuch as the Buddhist ideal is human perfection, ethics are a particularly important area. Ethics (śīla) is one of t...
Buddhism and Law
Miguel Alvarez Ortega
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2016-09-28
Buddhism and LawIntroductionThe title “Buddhism and Law” refers to an incipient interdisciplinary research area exploring the interactions and overlap...
Buddhism and Marxism
George D. Bond, Michael Nichols
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Buddhism and MarxismIntroductionThough Buddhism as a religious movement far predates the sociopolitical force known as Marxism, a few factors have led...
Buddhism and Medicine in Japan
Anna Andreeva
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2018-07-24
Buddhism and Medicine in JapanIntroductionJapan’s long engagement with Buddhist ideas about rebirth, the human body, and healing has resulted in diver...
Buddhism and Modern Literature
Kimberly Beek
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2016-09-28
Buddhism and Modern LiteratureIntroductionBuddhism intersects with modern literature at a multitude of junctions. In all its various forms, schools, a...
Buddhism and Motherhood
Vanessa R. Sasson
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2021-02-24
Buddhism and MotherhoodIntroductionMotherhood is a relational concept by its very nature. Biologically, it is tied to the children a woman produces. I...
Buddhism and Nationalism
Volker Grabowsky
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Buddhism and NationalismIntroductionTheoretical works pertaining to the birth and development of modern nationalism have a strong focus on Europe and ...
Buddhism and Politics
Matthew J. Moore
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Buddhism and PoliticsIntroductionPolitics has always been part of Buddhism. The earliest Buddhists texts, the Tipiṭaka, contain numerous references to...
Buddhism in Australia
Michelle Barker
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2021-09-22
Buddhism in AustraliaIntroductionBuddhism comprised 2.4 percent of the Australian population at the most recent census in 2016. While reflection on Bu...
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