Narra J
December 1, 2025
Alla Glushich, Justin DeMaranville, Tinakon Wongpakaran et al.
Depression is prevalent among older adults in Southeast Asia, with fear of death as a key contributing factor. In Thailand, Buddhist death contemplation practices promote acceptance of mortality and may support mental well-being. However, their impact on mental health among elderly Thai Buddhist meditation practitioners remains underexplored. The aim of this study was to examine the...
Preprints.org
November 28, 2025
Roberta Proffitt Lavin, Bhawana Kafle
preprint
Soto Zen Buddhist precepts, contemplative medicine, and nursing are used to examine ethical and spiritual ramifications of being silent in the face of environmental destruction and nuclear hazards. It explores how spiritual integrity can guide personal, professional, and planetary development using a personal narrative based on Soto Zen practice and training in contemplative medicine, as well...
SIRJANĀ – A Journal Of Arts and Art Education
November 27, 2025
Arun Shrestha
Caryāgītimanjarī is an abstraction of Vajrayāna philosophy or an upaniśada of Vajrayāna Buddhism. It is a gist of Vajrayāna philosophy and its doctrine or a āgama veda – a divine religious text of wisdom. These caryāgīti bring to life the sacred scripture (āgama), a sacred knowledge (veda) of ancient time (purāṇa) and it is described (bakhāne) in caryāgīti. It is rightly said so on caryāgīti:...
Veredas do Direito Direito Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável
November 19, 2025
Phramaha Narongsak Sudanto, Phra Sumho Noppadon Atthayuttor, Phra Charoenpong Dhammateepo et al.
This research is entitled “Buddhist innovation with meditation activities and solving the problem of bullying for children and youths,” has three objectives: 1) to examine the current issues related to bullying among children and youth, 2) to develop a Buddhist-based innovation to address bullying for children and youth, and 3) to assess behavioral changes in bullying among children and youth....
Contemporary Buddhism
November 16, 2025
Martin T. Adam
ABSTRACT This article explores the relevance of classical Theravāda Buddhist doctrine to the present-day development of artificial general intelligence. Specifically, it addresses the interconnected possibilities of machine consciousness and machine agency. The first section consists of a philosophical exploration of the notion of artificial consciousness in light of ordinary language...
Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
October 31, 2025
Lauw Acep, Ida Bagus Gde Yudha Triguna, I Gusti Bagus Wirawan et al.
The fear of death is a fundamental existential issue that has been widely discussed in psychology, philosophy, and religious studies. This dissertation explores the phenomenon of death anxiety from the perspective of Buddhism, which offers a unique approach to understanding and overcoming the fear of death. Using a qualitative methodology, data was collected through in-depth interviews with 108...
Jurnal Kajian & Reviu Jinarakkhita Jurnal Gerakan Semangat Buddhayana
October 30, 2025
Yusmiati Liau, Troi Dao Bi
This study examines the contribution of Buddhist ethics, particularly the Pañcasīla and the Five Mindfulness Trainings (FMT), as a moral and practical framework for addressing the global climate crisis. The research applies a literature study with a qualitative descriptive approach, analyzing Buddhist texts, academic works, and prior studies on mindfulness and ecology. The findings highlight...
Trames
October 30, 2025
W. G. Indunil Philip Shantha
Buddhist psychology and Japanese Naikan therapy have deep historical connections. However, there has been a lack of research in religions studies comparing Naikan with its original Buddhist background. Therefore, this paper explores the relationship between Buddhist psychology and Naikan therapy. Naikan is a kind of contemplative therapeutic practice that was developed by a Japanese Buddhist...
Anthropology of Consciousness
October 28, 2025
B. Elijah Carter
ABSTRACT One barrier to mental health and a common focus of psychotherapy is the tendency to identify with relentless, often self‐critical thinking that searches for faults, becomes easily distracted, and pulls individuals away from the present moment. Identifying with such thinking distances people from each other, the external world, and important aspects of internal experiences that have...
Contemporary Buddhism
October 24, 2025
Diane Denis
ABSTRACT This paper explores the evolving role of contemplative education within Buddhist Studies in the context of the contemporary “age of AI.” It advocates for the cultivation of image literacy at the academic level, arguing that as AI becomes the predominant compiler, producer, and distributor of information, it is imperative to reconsider the nature of cognition and its broader...