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Richard Francis . Auteur du texte Gombrich
Bio: Richard Francis . Auteur du texte Gombrich is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social history & Buddhism. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 215 citations.
Topics: Social history, Buddhism
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the relationship between Buddhism and society in ancient India and discuss the problem of the Gotama Buddha's Problem Situation, the Sangha's discipline, and the Accomodation between the Buddha and society.
Abstract: Acknowledgements and Recommendations for Further Reading 1. Introduction 2. Gotama Buddha's Problem Situation 3. The Buddha's Dhamma 4. The Sangha's Discipline 5. The Accomodation between Buddhism and Society in Ancient India 6. The Buddhist Tradition in Sri Lanka 7. Protestant Buddhism 8. Current Trends, New Problems Works cited, Abbreviations and Primary Sources References Index
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26 Feb 2004
TL;DR: Theological incorrectness as discussed by the authors argues that the human mind is built in such a way that it is natural for us to think divergent thoughts simultaneously human minds are great at coming up with innovative ideas that help them make sense of the world, but those ideas do not always accord with official religious beliefs.
Abstract: Why do religious people believe what they shouldn't - not what others think they shouldn't believe, but things that don't accord with their own avowed religious beliefs? Slone terms this phenomenon 'theological incorrectness' He argues that it exists because the mind is built in such a way that it is natural for us to think divergent thoughts simultaneously Human minds are great at coming up with innovative ideas that help them make sense of the world, but those ideas do not always accord with official religious beliefs Slone presents the latest discoveries from the cognitive science of religion and shows how they help us to understand exactly why it is that religious people do and think things that they shouldn't
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TL;DR: The authors assesses the use of auto-driven photo elicitation among children Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka and compare the data previously collected from word-only interviews with the data collected collected from data collected from the same source.
Abstract: This article assesses the use of auto-driven photo elicitation among children Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka. Comparing the data previously collected from word-only interviews with the data collected ...
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TL;DR: Cognitive science models that account for many properties of religion can be extended to moralizing religions, and suggest that proportionality-based morality is highly intuitive to human beings.
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TL;DR: In this article, the author befasst sich in diesem Beitrag mit der Verbreitung des Buddhismus in der westlichen Welt, and auch auf die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen traditionelle and modernistischen Entwicklungen des Buddhismuus wird in thisem Text eingegangen.
Abstract: Der Autor befasst sich in diesem Beitrag mit der Verbreitung des Buddhismus in der westlichen Welt. Dabei wird die historische Verbreitung des Buddhismus in nicht-asiatischen Regionen nachgezeichnet und verschiedene westliche Erscheinungsformen des Buddhismus vorgestellt. Auch auf die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen traditionellen und modernistischen Entwicklungen des Buddhismus wird in diesem Text eingegangen.
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01 Jan 2004TL;DR: The ascetic self in text and history: as discussed by the authors The Ascetic Self in Text and History: 2. Asceticism of work: Simone Weil 3. The asceticist of action: The Bhagavad-gita and Yoga-sutras 4. The ascent of the asceticism: Tantra 5. The ascendency of the Middle Way 6.
Abstract: 1. Setting the parameters Part I. The Ascetic Self in Text and History: 2. The asceticism of work: Simone Weil 3. The asceticism of action: The Bhagavad-gita and Yoga-sutras 4. The asceticism of action: Tantra 5. The asceticism of the Middle Way 6. The asceticism of the desert 7. The asceticism of love and wisdom Part II. Theorising the Ascetic Self: 8. The ritual construction of the ascetic self 9. Modernity and the ascetic self.
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