This textbook introduces and explores the ideas, practices and philosophy of engaged
Buddhism. The movement holds that suffering is not just caused by the cravings of the mind …

The importance of Abhidhamma (higher doctrine) in Myanmar Buddhist society is well
known. However, it is only within the last century that this doctrine has become more …

Mahāyāna and Theravāda are the two major traditions of Buddhism in contemporary Asia.
Although they share many similar teachings, there are long-standing disputes between their …

This article historicizes the study of initiated female Buddhist devotees (thilashin) in
Myanmar through analysis of the 1982 biography of Daw Medhawati (1862–1932), founder …

This paper will use the case study of a Chinese Mahayana Buddhist nun in a border town in
Shan state, Myanmar, to explore the importance of identity in transnational Buddhism. Three …

Brooke Schedneck brings to life multidimensional, dynamic aspects of contemporary
Buddhism in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, providing a feel for the tradition with …

Burmese Theravāda Buddhist monks have varying degrees of involvement with music; this
study of 22 monks from across Burma/Myanmar reveals that most of them often listen to …

An extensive body of modern scholarly work on mindfulness has focused on early Buddhist
texts. However, such an approach by itself cannot explicate how mindfulness is practised in …

In a process of becoming an a/r/tographer through my life stories and breadmaking, I make,
re-make, write, and re-write. Being in-between materials such as ingredients for bread …

This study proposes to go beyond academic public theology. It has three purposes. First, it
examines how academic Asian public theology has been developed. While academic Asian …