Pastoral Psychology
May 28, 2026
Joanna Różycka‐Tran, Stanisław Radoń, Marcin Wnuk
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the dynamics of the bioelectrical brain activity of monks and nuns during Zen meditation in their natural monastic environment. The participants were practitioners residing in two Vietnamese Zen monasteries: Truc Lam Tay Thien ( N = 7) and Truc Lam Thuong Chieu Buddhist Academy ( N = 6). The measurements were carried out using...
PsyArXiv
May 27, 2026
Asiya Gul, Sebastian Ehmann, Catherine Prueitt et al.
preprint
Abstract Understanding how the sense of self can be attenuated or reconfigured without loss of consciousness remains a central challenge in contemporary consciousness science. We propose a multidimensional framework of graded self-attenuation, in which the self is conceptualized as a dynamic configuration of distributed neural processes. Within this framework, contemplative practice attenuates...
Iconic Research and Engineering Journals
May 25, 2026
Nguyen Thi Nhien Trang, Le Hong Linh
Buddhist meditation practices, like mindfulness (sati) and metta bhavana, have become increasingly valued in Positive Psychology as methods for improving human flourishing. This research investigates the impact of Buddhist meditation practices on happiness, gratitude and life satisfaction. A mixed methods quasi experimental design was used with 85 adult participants from Vietnam (18 45 years)....
Prajñā Journal of Buddhist Studies
May 19, 2026
Pushpa Bahadur Gurung
The Abhidharma is a systematic and analytical insight into the nature of mind, causality, and morality. This topic focuses on the daily practice of Abhidharma through wisdom, faith, and grace, for personal transformation. It provides an analytical approach to the Buddha's ultimate philosophy, enabling people to adopt a metaphorical, non-theist approach and a soteriological way of understanding...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
May 16, 2026
Haiqing Wan
preprint
The proposition of "inexpressible, inexpressible" in Buddhist scriptures has long been misinterpreted by the public and some researchers as irrational mysticism, or dismissed as an evasive rhetorical device to avoid in-depth exploration of doctrinal implications. Taking the boundary of language as the core entry point, this paper attempts to construct an interdisciplinary theoretical framework...
ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts
May 7, 2026
Gaurav Rohitbhai Umretiya, Dr. Sunil H Der
Akhara peshwais at the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh grand processions of 13 akharas (7 Shaiva, 3 Vaishnava, 2 Udasin, 1 Sikh) embody Sanatan Dharma as kinetic epistemology, transforming Triveni Sangam's chaos into eternal order for 50 crore pilgrims. Saffron-clad Nagas thunder forth, dhwaj snapping (Juna's red Hanuman "Jai Shri Ram"), trishuls skyward, vibhuti-smeared torsos gleaming amid damru...
Human Arenas
May 7, 2026
Sarah Barker
Abstract This article presents a conceptual analysis of mindfulness as a cultural–psychological boundary object, examining how contemporary psychological deployments diverge from early Buddhist frameworks. Treating Buddhist psychology as a coherent theoretical framework, the analysis traces how dominant psychological definitions increasingly classify mindfulness through outcome-based criteria....
AЯGOS
May 5, 2026
Manuel Pachurka
Im deutschsprachigen Internet präsentieren sich diverse Gruppen und Personen, die sich dem Zen-Buddhismus zurechnen, ihre Meditationspraxis reflektieren oder gar per Livestream gemeinsam meditieren. Das Potenzial digitaler Medien wird von den Akteuren unterschiedlich bewertet, was sie auch zu unterschiedlichen Arten des Umgangs bewegt. Am Beispiel der Internetauftritte des Daishin-Zen und des...
Religions
May 2, 2026
Matteo Sgorbati
This paper examines the discourse surrounding the relationship between meditation and psychological well-being from a historical perspective. While both Buddhist practitioners and psychotherapists aspire to a state of health, they appear to diverge on what this goal entails and how to achieve it. Influential voices such as Conze and Jung have argued that psychotherapy and Buddhist meditation...
Toronto Journal of Theology
May 1, 2026
H. Shiu
This article traces the development of Buddhist theology as an academic discipline, from its early emergence in missionary and Orientalist readings of Buddhism through a Christian lens to its later systematic formation as a field that runs parallel to, yet remains distinct from, Buddhist studies. Through this exploration, the article examines Buddhist theology as a means of constructive...