International Journal of Sanskrit Research
2026
Ananya Pradhan
The Noble Eightfold Path (Aṣṭāṅgika Mārga), a central Buddhist teaching, offers a structured path to enlightenment and inner peace. It is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, providing a systematic method of attaining wisdom, moral behavior, and mental self-control. It is a pragmatic manual for those who desire inner peace, self-transformation, and freedom from suffering. This study...
2026
Rituparna Roy
Buddhism holds that the self is a fabrication rather than an essential existence, and this idea of the self is closely connected to the concept of “no-self”. If I am not who I am, then who has been experiencing this moment, and suddenly everything becomes even more perplexing? In Buddhist teaching, the main tenet of mindfulness is that it is an essential precursor for approaching illumination,...
Artificial General Intelligence
2026
Ruben Laukkonen, Fionn Inglis, Shamil Chandaria et al.
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As artificial intelligence (AI) improves, current alignment strategies may falter in the face of unpredictable self-improvement and the sheer complexity of AI. Rather than trying to control behavior, we show how four principles from contemplative traditions can help intrinsically align (super) intelligence. First, mindfulness enables self-monitoring and recalibration of emergent subgoals....
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...
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...