Studies on Religion and Philosophy
December 31, 2025
Wan Xing
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from being an external instrument to an environment that increasingly mediates attention, interpretation, and judgment. In religious life, this shift is not merely practical; it is structural. It reconfigures how religious experience is organized, how authority is distributed, and how religious subjectivity is formed. This article examines these...
Pravacana
December 31, 2025
Gomila Gunalankara
The non-self (anatta) concept is a distinctive and psychologically vital teaching in Buddhist philosophy. Scholars and psychotherapists working in mindfulness interventions draw on various Buddhist teachings and practices in clinical settings, and many empirical studies demonstrate their effectiveness. This study aimed to investigate the significance of integrating the non-self concept into...
Research Review Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
December 31, 2025
Sudhan Das
This paper explores the Buddhist concept of Brahmavihāra as a fundamental framework for comprehending and developing human values. The four sublime states—mettā (loving-kindness), karuṇā (compassion), muditā (sympathetic delight), and upekkhā (equanimity)—represent, in my opinion, not only moral principles but also a thorough philosophical framework that incorporates moral behaviour,...
Eskiyeni (Online)/Eskiyeni
December 31, 2025
Halil İbrahim Şenavcu, Hamide Ulupinar
This study aims to examine the potential contributions of the similarities between sufism and Japanese Buddhism to the culture of coexistence among communities with different beliefs. The article is based on the central premise that the commonalities between these two religious traditions can strengthen an environment of tolerance and dialogue. It is hoped that this study will offer an original...
Eskiyeni (Online)/Eskiyeni
December 31, 2025
Muhammet Mustafa Bayraktar
1 citation
This article examines the conceptions of spiritual purification and moral education in Islamic Sufism and Japanese Buddhism (particularly the Zen school) from a comparative perspective. The central research question addressed is: How do these two traditions, rooted in distinct cultural and metaphysical foundations, converge and diverge in terms of their pedagogical methods and aims?...
Studia Philosophiae Et Juris
December 31, 2025
Dao Rina
This article examines the ways in which Chan (Zen) Buddhist thought shaped the technical systems, ethical orientation, and pedagogical practices of Shaolin martial arts. Tracing the historical emergence of Shaolin gongfu within the broader evolution of Chinese Buddhism—from its Indian origins through its Sinicization and the ascendancy of Chan—the study highlights how meditation, moral...
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
December 30, 2025
Duong Tien Phong
The Trúc Lâm Zen School represents a distinctive case of an indigenous Zen lineage that has undergone systematic revival and institutional consolidation in the contemporary period. Originating in medieval Southeast Asia and revitalized in the late twentieth century, the tradition has re-emerged as a meditation-centered movement emphasizing disciplined cultivation, ethical self-regulation, and...
Religio
December 30, 2025
Silvie Kotherová
Buddhist meditations have become a prominent subject in modern science, often approached with respect and reverence. However, this study reveals controversial aspects of research on Buddhist meditations, which lead to a uniform portrayal of these practices as a panacea. The study reveals the historical background of Buddhist meditation research and points out where the overly positive image of...
Oriental Studies
December 25, 2025
Zhargal A. Aiakova
Introduction. In Buddhism, human birth is considered a rare opportunity and the best condition — to put an end to further births and attain the utmost spiritual goals. In comparison to other realms of existence in saṃsāra (animals, pretas, etc.), the human realm is referred to as ‘the fortunate one’ and birth in a human body is called ‘the precious (Tib. rinchen) birth’. Goals. The work seeks...
Przegląd Orientalistyczny
December 20, 2025
Urszula Mach-Bryson
The theme, the virtues of tea, evolved over time into the ten virtues of tea (cha no juttoku), and is present in Japanese tea tradition as early as the arrival of powdered tea in Japan. The earliest examples come from the Kissa yōjōki (Record of drinking tea for health, 1214) by Myōan Eisai and the inscription on the iron kettle of ten virtues (juttokugama) attributed to Myōe. Virtues from...
Studia Religiologica
December 19, 2025
Małgorzata Sacha
Modern yoga, shaped by globalization and cultural hybridization, has become a global wellness practice often associated with therapeutic benefits. This paper explores the relationship between yoga and psychotherapy, analyzing its applications and limitations. While yoga’s original soteriological aim – liberation from worldly existence – differs from psychotherapeutic goals, selected techniques...
INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
December 18, 2025
Kumara Kumara
Abstract This research analyses the value of Buddhānussati (recollection of the Buddha) in Theravāda Buddhism, particularly its implications for soteriology, determining whether this form of meditation paves the way for attaining liberation (Nibbāna) or merely serves as a preliminary devotion. Although Buddhānussati holds a prominent position among the forty meditation objects (kammaṭṭhāna) in...
Journal of Global Buddhism
December 17, 2025
Zoe Zielke
As a subgroup of the environmental movement “Extinction Rebellion,” “Extinction Rebellion Buddhists” are a unique religious community in the United Kingdom. While at first glance the group might seem to align with broader trends occurring in the religious landscape, where Buddhists are increasingly involving themselves in political issues, they in fact encapsulate a distinct phenomenon in...
The MIT Press eBooks
December 16, 2025
Georges Dreyfus
ReflectionsI come to the study of consciousness and the self through my training as a Buddhist monk and scholar, who has learned about the mind and the self from Tibetan teachers, the meditations they taught, and the voluminous lit er a ture of this tradition.It was a welcome surprise to realize that the insights that I gained through my studies and practice could be of use in the scientific...
The MIT Press eBooks
December 16, 2025
Eviatar Shulman
Consciousness has been a key idea in my thinking for a long time; in academia, it became the locus for the investigation and conceptualization of deeper intuitions that I may have cultivated even as a child.I began my studies at the university in the midst of a fiery search for answers to the big questions of life.These did not seem to be addressed by my studies in psy chol ogy, with its...
The MIT Press eBooks
December 16, 2025
Stephen Fulder
Exploring Consciousness from the InsideStephen FulderConsciousness arises dependent on sense data and stimulation of the senses.Therefore it is dependent and has no self-existence.-Anguttara Nikaya 41:7 (Bodhi, 2012) Personal ReflectionsI have been interested in spiritual practice and inner exploration for most of my life.I can remember as a child, realizing that, like Mowgli in The Jungle...
The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies
December 16, 2025
Dendup Chophel, Barbara Gerke, Sangay Thinley
This report from the field in the form of a photo essay explores the shifting religious landscape of Ketokha, a village in the Chhukha district of southwestern Bhutan. Historically, Buddhist and shamanic traditions coexisted in Ketokha, negotiating varied positions of power, influence and healing. The nejom (female medium) and pawo (male medium) played pivotal roles in ritually protecting the...
Mindfulness
December 13, 2025
Chloe Wells, William van Gordon
Abstract Objectives This systematic review sought to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) that explicitly or implicitly integrate Buddhist wisdom principles, such as impermanence, interconnectedness, and/or non-attachment, for enhancing psychological well-being, pain management, and quality of life among cancer patients. Method Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a...
Religions
December 12, 2025
Francesca Benna
1 citation
This study explores the dynamics of engaged spiritualities within contemporary Buddhist communities in Italy. By employing an ethnographic approach, the research examines how physical space fosters spiritual experiences, facilitates social interactions, and serves as a site for personal and collective transformation. The study integrates insights from religious studies, anthropology, and...
BMC Psychology
December 8, 2025
Alla Glushich, Justin DeMaranville, Tinakon Wongpakaran et al.
2 citations
BACKGROUND: This study investigated pāramīs-based inner strengths and mental health outcomes among elderly Thai Buddhist meditators, with a particular focus on the combined effects of strict ethical adherence to the Five Precepts (abstaining from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants) and varying level of death contemplation practice because this combination is a hallmark...