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Bernadette M. Baker

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Healing and Subtle Energies: Vajrayana Buddhist Approaches for Rethinking Education

Infusing Healing Energy into Education July 20, 2026 Ajita Raghavendra, Bernadette M. Baker

Abstract This chapter examines archives within Buddhist philosophy as a thought experiment toward rethinking what counts as education. Specifically, it revisits archives within Vajrayana Buddhism (11th century onwards), for “holistic” practices that target problems posed by conceptions of self and allied suffering. In Vajrayana Buddhism, education for the alleviation of suffering is tied to the...