Mindfulness
June 3, 2025
Catherine I. Andreu, Joana Vidal, Ylenia D’elia et al.
Compassion is a valuable, trainable skill which can bring significant benefits to oneself and others. One method for developing compassion towards others is Tonglen, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation which involves taking in suffering from others and sending them well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychophysiological outcomes of Tonglen meditation in healthcare workers, a...
PsyArXiv
June 3, 2025
Jan Marius Keppel Hesselink
preprint
The rainbow body (Jalü in Tibetan Buddhism) represents a profound spiritual attainment, and it is said that the physical form dissolves into light at the time of death. This paper proposes a novel hypothesis: the visual component of the rainbow body experience, as vividly perceived in personal meditative encounters, can be understood as a complex, dynamic phosphene-movie, a vivid internal...
Inklusiva: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama
June 2, 2025
Ega Mutiara Oe Mardi, HS Moh. Nuh, Siti Nadroh
This research examines the influence of Metta Bhavana practice in improving mental health among the congregation of Jakarta Dhammacakka Jaya Sunter Monastery. The aim is to understand the role of Metta Bhavana in the spiritual life of the congregation, which makes it an important part of their religious practice. This research uses a qualitative approach with William James' theory of religious...
The Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture
June 1, 2025
Vivek-Kumar Morya
The relationship between Buddhist traditions and modern scientific thought has captured widespread interest, often framed through narratives emphasizing inherent compatibility and harmony. However, such portrayals frequently overlook significant philosophical, methodological, and historical complexities, particularly points of divergence, tension, and conflict. This paper addresses these...
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
June 1, 2025
Dylan T Lott
2 citations
Advances in end-of-life technologies increasingly destabilize received notions of personhood, identity, and ethics. As notions of personhood and identity within such systems are made to conform to discrete, binary and less fluid categories, some in the West have sought guidance in the techniques and views related to the dying process cultivated in other cultures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism....
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
June 1, 2025
D. V. Coleman
2 citations
Unknown to science until recently, the postmortem state of tukdam has not yet been adequately explained in biomedical terms. One way to understand this phenomenon is through ideas of different cultural bodies and death processes, where tukdam emerges as a particular kind of Indo-Tibetan death. This article draws upon medical anthropological scholarship and literature in history of science and...
International Journal of Education and Humanities
May 30, 2025
Chaobo Yang
Drawing on extensive fieldwork and a critical review of textual sources, this article offers a systematic typological and symbolic analysis of the ritual functions, attire, and implements of the four categories of shamans in Khorchin, Inner Mongolia-khondon, Shamanic, laichin, and gürdem. The study demonstrates that Khorchin shamanic material culture fuses nomadic traditions, Buddhist...
MEΘEXIS Journal of Research in Values and Spirituality
May 30, 2025
Prakriti Mukherjee
Prayer beads, referred to as a Japamala or rosary, are significant artifacts across diverse religious traditions, particularly in Hinduism and Buddhism. This paper aims to explore the importance of prayer beads in Hinduism and Buddhism, with a focus on a comparative analysis between Indian and Chinese traditions. Japamala, which typically consists of 108 beads, is utilized for mantra...
International Journal of Education and Humanities
May 30, 2025
Chaobo Yang, M. Molomjamts, D. Ulziibayar
This study is dedicated to a comparative analysis of the differences between the ritual implements and attire used in Mongolian shamanism and those found in Tibetan Bon religious temples. By conducting an in-depth investigation into the ceremonial tools and clothing of these two cultural traditions, the research aims to uncover the symbolic meanings and cultural values embedded in them. Drawing...
ShodhSamajik Journal of Social Studies
May 27, 2025
Dr. Rishika Verma
1 citation
Meditation and mindfulness have been integral to Indian philosophical traditions for millennia, functioning as tools for achieving self-awareness, spiritual growth, and liberation (moksha). This paper explores the historical, theoretical, and practical dimensions of meditation and mindfulness within key Indian philosophical schools, including Vedanta, Yoga, and Buddhism. Through examining...