As a child, I dreamt of dying a martyr. Growing up the youngest of seven children in a faith-
driven family, my evangelical Christian congregation largely shaped my life. I often heard …

In Tibetan Rituals of Death, Margaret Gouin offers a comprehensive survey of the available
literature on funerary practices in Tibetan societies. Based on the author's doctoral research …

The article explores a popular volunteer movement in Thailand and its connection to
Buddhist morality and contemporary Thai politics. The article argues that volunteering in …

Charity is an increasingly popular modality through which Chinese people encounter and
practice Buddhism. In recent decades scores of formal and informal Buddhist organizations …

Scholars working on Burmese Theravada Buddhism have shown an increasing interest in
popular religiosity, everyday Buddhist material culture, and female agency in contemporary …

Josef Gohori: During discussions between scholars, practitioners, and Buddhist monks at
the expert meeting on Buddhist social work held in Hanoi back in 2018, some participants …

This paper highlights Thailand's distinctive form of Buddhist Modernism through an
exploration of religious piety among female sex workers in the city of Chiangmai. The …

Philosophical study of Buddhism alone may leave one's capacity for ethical response
untouched. Rigorous contemplative practices of Vipassana, Zen, or higher Tibetan …

This dissertation introduces funeral rituals in contemporary Khmer practice, and investigates
the connections between funeral rituals and other forms of culture. A key premise of my …