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University of Hawaii – Manoa

1. Matsuda, William J. Beyond religious : kūkai the literary sage.

Degree: 2015, University of Hawaii – Manoa

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Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2014.

This dissertation examines non-doctrinal writings by Kūkai (774-835), the systemizer of esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Most prior scholarship… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism

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Matsuda, W. J. (2015). Beyond religious : kūkai the literary sage. (Thesis). University of Hawaii – Manoa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100404

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Matsuda, William J. “Beyond religious : kūkai the literary sage.” 2015. Thesis, University of Hawaii – Manoa. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100404.

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Matsuda, William J. “Beyond religious : kūkai the literary sage.” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

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Matsuda WJ. Beyond religious : kūkai the literary sage. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Hawaii – Manoa; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100404.

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Matsuda WJ. Beyond religious : kūkai the literary sage. [Thesis]. University of Hawaii – Manoa; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100404

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

California State University – Sacramento

2. Hudson, Brett Herbert. The dharma path that cuts through suffering.

Degree: MA, English (Creative Writing, 2010, California State University – Sacramento

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/421

► An explorative memoir studies the alleviation of psychological malaise through the practice of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. The narrator follows the dharma path to an American-Tibetan… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Tibetan Buddhism

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Hudson, B. H. (2010). The dharma path that cuts through suffering. (Masters Thesis). California State University – Sacramento. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/421

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hudson, Brett Herbert. “The dharma path that cuts through suffering.” 2010. Masters Thesis, California State University – Sacramento. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/421.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hudson, Brett Herbert. “The dharma path that cuts through suffering.” 2010. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Hudson BH. The dharma path that cuts through suffering. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. California State University – Sacramento; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/421.

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Hudson BH. The dharma path that cuts through suffering. [Masters Thesis]. California State University – Sacramento; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/421

University of Hong Kong

3. Nanda, Amrita. The origins and development of the theory of four stages to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism : a study based on the Pāli canonical and commentarial literature.

Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Hong Kong

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241399

► Among the scholars who have theorized the model of development of four stages in Indian Buddhism, I. B. Horner, George D. Bond and Peter Masefield… (more)

▼ Among the scholars who have theorized the model of development of four stages in Indian Buddhism, I. B. Horner, George D. Bond and Peter Masefield have each contributed to the understanding of the dynamics of the evolvement of this concept. While Horner argues that arahatta became only dominant in the “monastic period” of Buddhism and sotāpanno earlier, Bond theorizes that the stage of sotāpanno and other stages developed as arahatta receded into the background of spiritual quest of the early Saṅgha. Masefield, in contrast, contends that the failure of sāvakas to bring others into arahatta results in the emergence of the four stages. While they each have attempted to model such shifts in their own frameworks, the arguments each ignores certain social factors that call for a revised understanding of the dynamics of the evolvement of the four stages. The main import of this dissertation is an investigation into the origins of the theory of the four stages to liberation and its development from its original formation in the Pāli Nikāyas to Abhidhamma and Pāli commentarial literature. The theory of the four stages to liberation is a conceptual framework that is believed to be effective in leading Buddhist practitioners to the state of arahatta. This study is based on the following assumptions: I. The theory of the four stages has no direct bearing on the spiritual attainment of the Buddha and his early disciples. II. The theory of four stages was developed as a response to different socio-religious needs. III. The theory of four stages to liberation did not remain static; rather over time the theory of four stages went through a substantial transformation as it evolved from its original formulation in the Nikāyas to its standardized elaborate theory in the Abhidhamma and Pāli commentaries. IV. The theory of four stages to liberation is a not a singular and a unilateral theory but comprises a complex network of possibilities that take into consideration various sets of religious and social conditions. This dissertation first traces the original formation of concepts of stream-enterer, once-returner and non-returner in the Pāli Nikāyas. Then it traces gradual development of these concepts in the Pāli Nikāyas to Abhidhamma and the Pāli commentarial literature. This dissertation attempts to locate the origins of the theory of four stages in context of transforming Buddhism, from the original ascetic movement to an institutionalized religion. It is argued that the theory of four stages was developed as a structure to include those who were not ready to become monastics, rather chose to lead a household life. This brings in a social dimension into the discussion of religious phenomena and interrogates the possibility of influence of extra-religious factors in shaping religious ideas. This dissertation further demonstrates that the theory of four stages went through a substantial development in the Abhidhamma and Pāli Commentarial literature. It is argued that the decline of spiritual enthusiasm among monastics and…

Subjects/Keywords: Theravāda Buddhism

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Nanda, A. (2017). The origins and development of the theory of four stages to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism : a study based on the Pāli canonical and commentarial literature. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241399

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nanda, Amrita. “The origins and development of the theory of four stages to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism : a study based on the Pāli canonical and commentarial literature.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241399.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nanda, Amrita. “The origins and development of the theory of four stages to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism : a study based on the Pāli canonical and commentarial literature.” 2017. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

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Nanda A. The origins and development of the theory of four stages to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism : a study based on the Pāli canonical and commentarial literature. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241399.

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Nanda A. The origins and development of the theory of four stages to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism : a study based on the Pāli canonical and commentarial literature. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241399

University of Hong Kong

4. 林昱宏; Lin, Yu-hung. A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school.

Degree: Master of Buddhist Studies, 2013, University of Hong Kong

URL: Lin, Y. [林昱宏]. (2013). A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193553

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In this comparative study, the author investigated the differences between the tathāgatagarbha in the rNyingma’s teaching and Lao Tzu’s Dao based on qualitative-based interpretivism paradigm.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Tathāgatagarbha (Buddhism)

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林昱宏; Lin, Y. (2013). A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. (Masters Thesis). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from Lin, Y. [林昱宏]. (2013). A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193553

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

林昱宏; Lin, Yu-hung. “A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. Lin, Y. [林昱宏]. (2013). A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193553.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

林昱宏; Lin, Yu-hung. “A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school.” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

林昱宏; Lin Y. A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Hong Kong; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: Lin, Y. [林昱宏]. (2013). A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193553.

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林昱宏; Lin Y. A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. [Masters Thesis]. University of Hong Kong; 2013. Available from: Lin, Y. [林昱宏]. (2013). A comparative study of Lao Tzu's Dao and the fourfold dependent origination and the three verses of the great perfection in the rNyingma school. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5099030 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193553

University of Hong Kong

5. Chan, Yiu-wing. An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra.

Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Hong Kong

URL: Chan, Y. [陳耀榮]. (2013). An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra : with annotation and a critical introduction = Damo duo luo chan jing T15, no. 618. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/184239

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One of the early texts translated from Sanskrit into ancient Chinese in around 411C.E. is called the Dharmatrāta-dhyāna-sūtra(T15, no.618) which was a detailed account… (more)

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One of the early texts translated from Sanskrit into ancient Chinese in around 411C.E. is called the Dharmatrāta-dhyāna-sūtra(T15, no.618) which was a detailed account of the meditational methods of Buddhasena and Dharmatrāta who were the two most renowned dhyāna teachers in Kaśmīra around 400C.E. They may be regarded as belonging to the tradition of the Sarvāstivāda Dārṣṭāntika masters who were characterized by their active interest in meditation and popular preaching in which theyexcelled in communicating through poems and allegories. The Dharmatrāta-dhyāna-sūtra exemplifies these features. It is preaching on meditation, written in verses and abounding in similes. Buddhabhadra (359-429), the translator, was also a prominent meditational instructor. This sūtra, despite its unprecedented impact on the development of dhyāna practice and the later proliferation of Ch’an Buddhism in China, has long been under-estimated. It has never been translated from ancient Chinese into modern English for the benefit of the English-speaking world. Hence, the purpose of my thesis is to address this issue, giving appropriate weight to this sūtra with annotation and a critical introduction to clarify the somewhat chaotic background surrounding the compilation of this sūtra. By doing so, I have made painstaking effort in establishing the unshakable claim that the sūtra is a Sarvāstivāda text (Part VII, Introduction). I also compare the methods of meditation expounded in this sūtra with those of the AKB, arriving at the conclusion that they are almost identical (Part XI, Introduction). In addition, the meditation system commonly shared by the Hīnayāna and the Mahāyāna is analysed with a view to demonstrating the fact that whilst the techniques are virtually the same, the interpretation, on the other hand, could be different. In the course of my research, I have also compiled a Chinese-Sanskrit-English glossary, juxtaposing the ancient Chinese terms with Sanskrit and modern English for the benefit of furture researchers. This sūtra essentially preserves the ancient Sarvāstivādin meditation teachniques. But it importantly incorporates Mahāyānistic-Tantric elements, such as the maṇḍala and visualization. This is another important aspect of my text discussed in the introduction of my thesis. As a result, it came to exert a great impact on the subsequent teaching and practice of Chinese Buddhism, particularly those of Buddhist meditation.

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Buddhist Studies

Doctoral

Doctor of Philosophy

Subjects/Keywords: Zen Buddhism.

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Chan, Y. (2013). An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from Chan, Y. [陳耀榮]. (2013). An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra : with annotation and a critical introduction = Damo duo luo chan jing T15, no. 618. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/184239

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chan, Yiu-wing. “An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. Chan, Y. [陳耀榮]. (2013). An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra : with annotation and a critical introduction = Damo duo luo chan jing T15, no. 618. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/184239.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chan, Yiu-wing. “An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra.” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Chan Y. An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: Chan, Y. [陳耀榮]. (2013). An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra : with annotation and a critical introduction = Damo duo luo chan jing T15, no. 618. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/184239.

Council of Science Editors:

Chan Y. An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2013. Available from: Chan, Y. [陳耀榮]. (2013). An English translation of the Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra : with annotation and a critical introduction = Damo duo luo chan jing T15, no. 618. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5043413 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/184239

University of Hong Kong

6. Lee, Hing-yu. Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao.

Degree: PhD, 2011, University of Hong Kong

URL: Lee, H. [李慶餘]. (2011). Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193010

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Liang Shu-ming (1893–1988) is one of the most influential thinkers of contemporary China. Most studies on Liang Shu-ming focus on his Confucian thought and his… (more)

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Liang Shu-ming (1893–1988) is one of the most influential thinkers of contemporary China. Most studies on Liang Shu-ming focus on his Confucian thought and his role as the forerunner of the New Confucianism movement. However, Liang Shu-ming was a devoted Buddhist in his youth. He employed Buddhist concepts and terminology extensively in his works, and publicly declared himself a Buddhist in his old age. Hence there have been heated debates among scholars to determine whether Liang Shu-ming was a Buddhist or a Confucianist. The present thesis analyses in detail Liang Shu-ming’s central writings and teachings; with a view to highlighting the importance of Buddhism to his thought. Liang Shu-ming grew up at a time when China was increasingly exposed to Western influences. When new style intellectuals were denouncing traditional knowledge, Liang Shu-ming chose to believe in Buddhism, and proclaimed in his early works that Buddhism was superior to Western philosophy. He argued that only Buddhism could provide the ultimate solution to the cardinal human problem of suffering, that Buddhist ideas were not as restrictive as Western philosophical concepts (e.g. idealism, materialism), that the supramundane absorption advocated by Buddhism was superior to secular intelligence. Liang Shu-ming declared himself a Confucianist by the time he reached middle age, but his works continued to use a large number of Buddhist notions and terms. He constructed his epistemology around Yogācāra concepts, and evaluated culture mainly from the Buddhist standpoint. Especially significant for our purpose are his claim that Buddhism is the highest religion, and his prediction of the revival of Buddhism at the final stage of development of human civilization. Buddhism occupied an even more important position in his late works, in which he, among other things, compared and contrasted the teachings of Buddhism with those of Confucianism and Daoism. He discussed in some depth the similarities and dissimilarities in their understanding of human nature, the purpose of life, the significance of bodily and spiritual cultivation, etc, with the aim of demonstrating that Buddhism will eventually become the main stream of world culture in the future. The thesis also investigates the personal, social and historical factors contributing to Liang Shu-ming’s early belief in Buddhism, his shift from Buddhism to Confucianism in his middle years, and his return to Buddhist in his old age, so as to determine whether he was ultimately a Confucianist or a Buddhist.

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Chinese

Doctoral

Doctor of Philosophy

Advisors/Committee Members: Hui, CH.

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism - China

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Lee, H. (2011). Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from Lee, H. [李慶餘]. (2011). Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193010

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lee, Hing-yu. “Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. Lee, H. [李慶餘]. (2011). Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193010.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lee, Hing-yu. “Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao.” 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Lee H. Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: Lee, H. [李慶餘]. (2011). Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193010.

Council of Science Editors:

Lee H. Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2011. Available from: Lee, H. [李慶餘]. (2011). Buddhism in the thought of Liang Shu-ming = Liang Shuming si xiang yu fo jiao. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4852159 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193010

University of Cape Town

7. Wratten, Darrel. Buddhism in South Africa : from textual imagination to contextual innovation.

Degree: Image, Religious Studies, 1995, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13866

► This thesis provides the first narrative of a history of Buddhism in South Africa. In the absence of any coherent analysis, it thus seeks to… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism

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Wratten, D. (1995). Buddhism in South Africa : from textual imagination to contextual innovation. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13866

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wratten, Darrel. “Buddhism in South Africa : from textual imagination to contextual innovation.” 1995. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13866.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wratten, Darrel. “Buddhism in South Africa : from textual imagination to contextual innovation.” 1995. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Wratten D. Buddhism in South Africa : from textual imagination to contextual innovation. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 1995. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13866.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Wratten D. Buddhism in South Africa : from textual imagination to contextual innovation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 1995. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13866

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

McMaster University

8. Ng, Yu-kwan. Chih-i and Madhyamika.

Degree: PhD, 2013, McMaster University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13647

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In this thesis a systematic comparative study is made between Chih-i's thought and the Madhyamika. The study is a response to a basic problem… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Religion; Buddhism

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Ng, Y. (2013). Chih-i and Madhyamika. (Doctoral Dissertation). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13647

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ng, Yu-kwan. “Chih-i and Madhyamika.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13647.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ng, Yu-kwan. “Chih-i and Madhyamika.” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Ng Y. Chih-i and Madhyamika. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. McMaster University; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13647.

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Ng Y. Chih-i and Madhyamika. [Doctoral Dissertation]. McMaster University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13647

Cardiff University

9. Collins, Dawn. Presence in Tibetan landscapes: spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong.

Degree: PhD, 2014, Cardiff University

URL: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/

► This thesis intends to add to the field a sense of how deities pervade ordinary life in Tibetan cultural regions and what this means for… (more)

▼ This thesis intends to add to the field a sense of how deities pervade ordinary life in Tibetan cultural regions and what this means for those who live there. The study thus aims to develop understandings of the types of ritual healing which take place in this environment, one wherein landscapes are inhabited and experienced as embodiments of spirited agencies. In the thesis I suggest that, for my fieldwork regions of the Rebgong valley at least, ritual healing can best be understood a process by which beings are brought into right relations, both mutually and in connection with other beings, human and deity. I suggest here that all practices, whether ritual or medical, pertaining to health and well-being in Rebgong are predicated upon this type of epistemology; a cultural matrix of healing. This matrix is one in which healing is by definition is about humans and deities maintaining right relationship. I explore what this sensibility means for those who live in the Rebgong valleys primarily through ethnographic accounts of three particular ritual practices in Rebgong villages: the renewal of the labtsé tributes to the mountain gods, the Leru harvest ritual, and the performance of a tantric ritual cham dance. Forms of ritual healing I discuss in the thesis include circumambulation, medical and tantric practices, those of the trance or spirit mediums, dance and divination. I argue that all these rites and practices connected to health and well-being in a broad sense can be understood under one cultural matrix of healing in which spirited agency is focal. I argue that inherent to understanding this matrix is a focus on how deities, as embodied landscapes, appear within it, and how they are understood to exist and interact with human affairs, particularly those relating to health and well-being. In this regard, themes that I explore throughout the thesis are those of luck, purification, empowerment, embodiment and blessing. The study is intended, in a Bakhtinian sense, as a body of words which do not bring closure but rather seek to engage in a dialogical conversation that simultaneously responds to past scholarship and anticipates response.

Subjects/Keywords: BQ Buddhism

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Collins, D. (2014). Presence in Tibetan landscapes: spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cardiff University. Retrieved from http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Collins, Dawn. “Presence in Tibetan landscapes: spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Cardiff University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Collins, Dawn. “Presence in Tibetan landscapes: spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong.” 2014. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Collins D. Presence in Tibetan landscapes: spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/.

Council of Science Editors:

Collins D. Presence in Tibetan landscapes: spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2014. Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/

University of Toronto

10. Bendz, Oleg. The Buddhalakshana.

Degree: 2010, University of Toronto

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24537

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The physical representation of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is characterized by some thirty-two uncommon attributes that are described in the Lalitavistara as the marks of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Sanskrit; Buddhism

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Bendz, O. (2010). The Buddhalakshana. (Masters Thesis). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24537

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bendz, Oleg. “The Buddhalakshana.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Toronto. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24537.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bendz, Oleg. “The Buddhalakshana.” 2010. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Bendz O. The Buddhalakshana. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Toronto; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24537.

Council of Science Editors:

Bendz O. The Buddhalakshana. [Masters Thesis]. University of Toronto; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24537

University of Cincinnati

11. JAKUBOWSKI, SUSAN L. THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?.

Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences : Geography, 2007, University of Cincinnati

URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057

► Tibetan Buddhism has been classified as an ethnic branch of the universalizing Buddhist system. It is inextricably tied to the culture, politics and people of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Tibetan Buddhism; Buddhism; Geography of Religion

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JAKUBOWSKI, S. L. (2007). THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

JAKUBOWSKI, SUSAN L. “THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?.” 2007. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

JAKUBOWSKI, SUSAN L. “THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?.” 2007. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

JAKUBOWSKI SL. THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2007. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057.

Council of Science Editors:

JAKUBOWSKI SL. THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2007. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057

University of Hawaii – Manoa

12. Rosenthal, Joseph Mark. An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology.

Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Hawaii – Manoa

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/37356

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viii, 206 leaves, bound : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Bibliography: leaves [192]-206.

Selected aspects of Tibetan Buddhist theory and practice were introduced and compared with… (more)

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viii, 206 leaves, bound : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Bibliography: leaves [192]-206.

Selected aspects of Tibetan Buddhist theory and practice were introduced and compared with Western formulations from such systems as Gestalt therapy, psychoanalysis, cognitive psychology, and contemporary physics. Generally, the Tibetan Buddhist approach asserts that all forms of diminished functioning (samsara) result from the ego principle's interruption of innate, primordial awareness (rig-pa), which is the experiential pole of Sunyata, unconditioned reality. The ego principle has been defined as a cybernetic system which creates samsara through its struggle to sustain the reification of the selfother context in the face of the truth of impermanence and the ego's actual nonsubstantiality. The Four Veils and the Eight Consciousnesses are models which elucidate the mechanisms of the ego principle. The Four Veils are: ma-rig-pa (the basic ground of ego); the actual ego-other dichotomy; the klesa (egocentric emotionality); and karma (egocentric behavior). The Eight Consciousnesses are: the five senses; a sixth "sense" (yid) which functions to synthesize and organize experience coherently; the seventh consciousness (nyBn-yid) which provides the cognitive framework and emotional energy for dichotomizing experience into self and other; and the eighth consciousness (alaya-vijnana), the ultimate phenomenal ground. Tibetan Buddhism provides a soteriological methodology for transcending the ego principle which centers around meditation. The two main types of meditation are concentration (zhi-gnas) which trains focal attention and insight (lhag-mthong) which trains diffuse attention. Besides preparing the practitioner for lhag-mthong, zhi-gnas has three main functions: (a) to provide an initial recognition of the complexity of samsaric processes; (b) to develop the skill of renunciation – the ability to process information with detachment; and (c) to develop the skill of samadhi – an extraordinary mastery over attentional functions. When integrated with the skills developed in zhi-gnas practice, lhag-mthong meditation becomes mahavipasyana, which leads to the transcendence of egocentric levels of consciousness and the establishment of the condition of enlightenment – a preeminently blissful condition in which all experiences of the phenomenal world are realized to be inherently meaningful and fulfilling. A comparison of Tibetan Buddhism with Western psychotherapy indicated that several important theoretical and methodological distinctions can be made between the two approaches. Several important ·parallels also appear to exist.

Advisors/Committee Members: Shapiro, S.I., Psychology.

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism – China – Tibet Autonomous Region; Buddhism – Psychology

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Rosenthal, J. M. (2015). An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hawaii – Manoa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10125/37356

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rosenthal, Joseph Mark. “An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hawaii – Manoa. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/37356.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rosenthal, Joseph Mark. “An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology.” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Rosenthal JM. An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hawaii – Manoa; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/37356.

Council of Science Editors:

Rosenthal JM. An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hawaii – Manoa; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/37356

Cardiff University

13. Collins, Dawn. Presence in Tibetan landscapes : spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong.

Degree: PhD, 2014, Cardiff University

URL: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683646

► This thesis intends to add to the field a sense of how deities pervade ordinary life in Tibetan cultural regions and what this means for… (more)

▼ This thesis intends to add to the field a sense of how deities pervade ordinary life in Tibetan cultural regions and what this means for those who live there. The study thus aims to develop understandings of the types of ritual healing which take place in this environment, one wherein landscapes are inhabited and experienced as embodiments of spirited agencies. In the thesis I suggest that, for my fieldwork regions of the Rebgong valley at least, ritual healing can best be understood a process by which beings are brought into right relations, both mutually and in connection with other beings, human and deity. I suggest here that all practices, whether ritual or medical, pertaining to health and well-being in Rebgong are predicated upon this type of epistemology; a cultural matrix of healing. This matrix is one in which healing is by definition is about humans and deities maintaining right relationship. I explore what this sensibility means for those who live in the Rebgong valleys primarily through ethnographic accounts of three particular ritual practices in Rebgong villages: the renewal of the labtsé tributes to the mountain gods, the Leru harvest ritual, and the performance of a tantric ritual cham dance. Forms of ritual healing I discuss in the thesis include circumambulation, medical and tantric practices, those of the trance or spirit mediums, dance and divination. I argue that all these rites and practices connected to health and well-being in a broad sense can be understood under one cultural matrix of healing in which spirited agency is focal. I argue that inherent to understanding this matrix is a focus on how deities, as embodied landscapes, appear within it, and how they are understood to exist and interact with human affairs, particularly those relating to health and well-being. In this regard, themes that I explore throughout the thesis are those of luck, purification, empowerment, embodiment and blessing. The study is intended, in a Bakhtinian sense, as a body of words which do not bring closure but rather seek to engage in a dialogical conversation that simultaneously responds to past scholarship and anticipates response.

Subjects/Keywords: 294.3; BQ Buddhism

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Collins, D. (2014). Presence in Tibetan landscapes : spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cardiff University. Retrieved from http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683646

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Collins, Dawn. “Presence in Tibetan landscapes : spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Cardiff University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683646.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Collins, Dawn. “Presence in Tibetan landscapes : spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong.” 2014. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Collins D. Presence in Tibetan landscapes : spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683646.

Council of Science Editors:

Collins D. Presence in Tibetan landscapes : spirited agency and ritual healing in Rebgong. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2014. Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/89371/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683646

University of Hong Kong

14. Xianda; 贤达. The development of religious aspiration as reflected in the Yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices in the *Abhidharma-Mahāvibhāṣā and in the Bodhisattva's practices in the basic section in the Yogācārabhūmi.

Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Hong Kong

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227949

► This study is an attempt from a new angle to prove that Mahāyāna Schools emerged within the Buddhist monastic order itself rather than from some… (more)

▼ This study is an attempt from a new angle to prove that Mahāyāna Schools emerged within the Buddhist monastic order itself rather than from some adventitious origins. My investigation focuses on the pre-Mahāyānic Śrāvaka-yāna's religious aspiration as reflected in the Sarvāstivādin yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices, and on the development of Bodhisattva-yāna's religious aspiration from MVŚ to the Basic Section of YBŚ. The thesis begins with a full survey on the yogācāra-masters within the broad Sarvāstivāda lineage, especially their doctrinal views and spiritual practices, which aims to exposit their interesting synthesis of Śrāvaka stance with Bodhisattva-like inclination, as shown in Chapter II. This is followed by scrutinizing the limitations and the imperfections of Arhats’ spiritual attainments, especially in terms of non-defiled ignorance and residual traces, in contrast to the Buddha’s attainments, as reflected in the literary sources of the Sarvāstivāda and Mahāyāna Yogācāra Schools. It shows that before the emergence of Mahāyāna, the Śrāvaka-yāna itself already well-understood the Arhat's inability to live up to the increasing expectation and to cater for the need of its followers, especially in providing spiritual guidance to salvage sentient beings to cross over the saṃsāric ocean like the Buddha did in the past. In the subsequent chapter, I document a process of defining "true Bodhisattva" in terms of Bodhicitta, and formulating the feasible soteriological path for the purpose of fulfilling the Bodhisattva's religious aspiration, as exemplified by the incorporation of five Mahāyānic thoughts into traditional practice of ten skillful action-paths for the cultivation of the karma for thirty-two marks of a great man in MVŚ. And in the fifth chapter, I also demonstrate a gradual process of articulation on the doctrine of Great Compassion according to the Abhidharmic method of analysis in MVŚ and formulation of Bodhisattva-yāna's practices in alignment with the doctrine of Great Compassion in YBŚ. This study shows that because of the presence of non-defiled ignorance and residual traces and without Great Compassion, which come down to be understood as the inability to guide sentient beings to cross over the saṃsāric ocean of death and rebirth, the Śrāvaka-yāna was considered not essentially different from the Pratyekabuddha-yāna, and the significance of its existence for Buddhist followers and for the continuous existence of Buddhism as a whole was also not more important than the Pratyekabuddha-yāna's. The need for a new Bodhisattva-yāna which could teach like the Buddha was well-recognized by the followers in different Śrāvaka groups during the time of MVŚ's compilation. This explains why the Sarvāstivādins and others were directly engaged in the formulation of Bodhisattva-yāna's doctrines, and why a cluster of Buddhists, if not all of them, during the period starting from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE, embraced new religious aspiration for the attainment of Buddha-hood, which was…

Subjects/Keywords: Sarvāstivādins; Yogācāra (Buddhism)

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贤达, X. (2016). The development of religious aspiration as reflected in the Yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices in the *Abhidharma-Mahāvibhāṣā and in the Bodhisattva's practices in the basic section in the Yogācārabhūmi. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227949

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

贤达, Xianda;. “The development of religious aspiration as reflected in the Yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices in the *Abhidharma-Mahāvibhāṣā and in the Bodhisattva's practices in the basic section in the Yogācārabhūmi.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227949.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

贤达, Xianda;. “The development of religious aspiration as reflected in the Yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices in the *Abhidharma-Mahāvibhāṣā and in the Bodhisattva's practices in the basic section in the Yogācārabhūmi.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

贤达 X. The development of religious aspiration as reflected in the Yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices in the *Abhidharma-Mahāvibhāṣā and in the Bodhisattva's practices in the basic section in the Yogācārabhūmi. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227949.

Council of Science Editors:

贤达 X. The development of religious aspiration as reflected in the Yogācāra-masters' spiritual practices in the *Abhidharma-Mahāvibhāṣā and in the Bodhisattva's practices in the basic section in the Yogācārabhūmi. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227949

University of Saskatchewan

15. Kim, Daniel E 1973-. Burn, Only Ash.

Degree: 2018, University of Saskatchewan

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/10685

► Burn, Only Ash is a collection of poems centered within the in-between states, applying associations, referential material, rhyme, affect, and notions of linear movement that… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Poetry; Buddhism; Ashbery

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Kim, D. E. 1. (2018). Burn, Only Ash. (Thesis). University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10388/10685

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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Kim, Daniel E 1973-. “Burn, Only Ash.” 2018. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/10685.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kim, Daniel E 1973-. “Burn, Only Ash.” 2018. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Kim DE1. Burn, Only Ash. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2018. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/10685.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kim DE1. Burn, Only Ash. [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/10685

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Debrecen

16. Eölyüs, Ferenc. The Mythology and Characters of Lost in Buddhist Context .

Degree: DE – TEK – Bölcsészettudományi Kar, 2013, University of Debrecen

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/166571

► Among the many references to various philosophies and religions, the role of Buddhism in Lost is more or less under the surface. Unsaid, but it… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism; Lost; Enlightenment

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Eölyüs, F. (2013). The Mythology and Characters of Lost in Buddhist Context . (Thesis). University of Debrecen. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2437/166571

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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Eölyüs, Ferenc. “The Mythology and Characters of Lost in Buddhist Context .” 2013. Thesis, University of Debrecen. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2437/166571.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Eölyüs, Ferenc. “The Mythology and Characters of Lost in Buddhist Context .” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Eölyüs F. The Mythology and Characters of Lost in Buddhist Context . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/166571.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Eölyüs F. The Mythology and Characters of Lost in Buddhist Context . [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/166571

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Cornell University

17. Middlebrooks, Marcie. Competing "Originary" Technologies: Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cells, And Buddhism In South Korea And Beyond .

Degree: 2015, Cornell University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40680

► This dissertation explores the emergence and development of a South Korean Buddhist discourse supporting cloned human embryonic (hSCNT) stem cell research as a national and… (more)

▼ This dissertation explores the emergence and development of a South Korean Buddhist discourse supporting cloned human embryonic (hSCNT) stem cell research as a national and global project of religious cultivation which mobilized Korean Buddhists via a more participatory "Buddhist Bioethics" promoting the scientist Hwang Woo-suk (黃禹錫) and his controversial work. I begin with an analysis of the fears and fantasies surrounding the figure of the "human double" or Doppelganger and the "human clone" in the traditional American and Western European contexts where, I argue, the double/clone exhibits the characteristics of what Jacques Derrida dubs "the supplement" - that which is invented to supplement or extend the "original" human being but also inevitably returns to haunt, enslave, and sometimes even destroy its human source. Given that Buddhism employs different ontologies of human being - including the doctrine of no-self anatman 無我, for example - when compared to traditional Western-European, Christian metaphysics, I ask does the modern introduction of "man-made-human" (人造人) and "human cloning" (複製人間) discourse in Korea provoke similar anxieties, apprehensions, and phantasmagorias? When examining the work of Han Yong-un (韓龍雲), an early Korean Buddhist modernizer, and Korean newspapers from the early twentieth century to the present day, I find that a deep-seated dialectical ambivalence akin to the haunting logic of the Derridean supplement also surfaces in "doubles/clones" discourses in Korea, although there are also significant variations as well as subtle differences. A striking variation, which forecasts later Korean Buddhist understandings of Hwang's human cloning research, is found in a newspaper editorial whose author can only comprehend the dangerous duplicity of human cloning via U.S. global politics. However, this "independent" understanding serves to magnify Korea's subjugation and post-colonial status several years later, when it is repeated, again, during the "Hwang Scandal." To further illuminate (Korean) Buddhism's role in this national and international scientific event, I show how American scientists and journalists publicly presented "Buddhist human cloning beliefs" as well as how Hwang Woo-suk presented his own Buddhist beliefs to the American public and to Korean Buddhists. I present materials gathered from fieldwork with Korean Buddhists rallying to support Hwang's research; interviews with people involved in organized discussions of Buddhist bioethics, and primary source material from Buddhist newspapers to explicate how Korean Buddhists came to participate in a "Buddhist Soteriology" of stem cell science. In certain Buddhist discourses, Hwang is described as seonjisik (kalyāņamitr 善知識) who sacrificed worldly comfort for "pure" scientific pursuits. Moreover, his cultivation of "originary technology" loosely mirrored ideas about Zen (Seon 禪) practice; and Korean Buddhist women were particularly instrumental in pledging to donate eggs as dana (布施) to support Hwang's research endeavors. Advisors/Committee Members: Law,Jane Marie (committeeMember), Ramberg,Lucinda E.G. (committeeMember), Kendall,Laurel (committeeMember).

Subjects/Keywords: Biotechnology; Buddhism; Korea

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Middlebrooks, M. (2015). Competing "Originary" Technologies: Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cells, And Buddhism In South Korea And Beyond . (Thesis). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40680

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Middlebrooks, Marcie. “Competing "Originary" Technologies: Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cells, And Buddhism In South Korea And Beyond .” 2015. Thesis, Cornell University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40680.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Middlebrooks, Marcie. “Competing "Originary" Technologies: Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cells, And Buddhism In South Korea And Beyond .” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Middlebrooks M. Competing "Originary" Technologies: Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cells, And Buddhism In South Korea And Beyond . [Internet] [Thesis]. Cornell University; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40680.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Middlebrooks M. Competing "Originary" Technologies: Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cells, And Buddhism In South Korea And Beyond . [Thesis]. Cornell University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40680

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Hong Kong

18. Ng, Suk-fun. Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism.

Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Hong Kong

URL: Ng, S. [伍淑芬]. (2014). Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206667

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The research explores the interplay between causality and the notion of time in Yogācāra Buddhism. There has been a long debate over whether time is… (more)

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The research explores the interplay between causality and the notion of time in Yogācāra Buddhism. There has been a long debate over whether time is an objective reality with independent ontological status or, in contrast, a subjective experience that is dependent on mind. Until now, the two sides have failed to provide a clear and complete explanation of our temporal conception of things. A similar situation can be identified in the development of the notion of time in Indian philosophy. The concept of time (kāla) in the Indian tradition has evolved from cosmological speculations and the notion of divine power as developed in the Upanisads, where time is identified with Brahman (God), which is postulated as the ultimate ground of existence. On the other hand, in Buddhist philosophy our temporal conception of things is explained with our psychological experience. The limited investigation into the teachings of Yogācāra Buddhism has created a vacuum in our knowledge of the concept of time as understood by this particular Buddhist tradition. The thesis argues that concepts of time in Yogācāra are closely linked with its spiritual practice and its explanation for temporal experience as it occurs in the internal mind. It is the Vijñānavāda theory of causality that mediates between mind and spiritual practice. Here, time is defined as a nominal designation for an uninterrupted series of causal activities. When causality links with the flowing stream of time in the past, present and future, it creates the impression of a linear relation between the cause and the arising of the effect. In this thesis, primary sources in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese are presented in order to show that there are doctrinal materials to support that it is around this central theme on which Yogācāra discussion on time hinger. The thesis demonstrates that the study of time in Yogācāra is divided into three strata: staring from the soteriological investigation by Maitreya and Asanga then developed into phenomenological inquiry in Vasubandhu’s idealistic position, and completed in the epistemological system of Dignāga and Dharmakīrti. This research is intended to fill a gap in the study of the Buddhist concept of time and to provide a possible resolution to the contemporary debate over the nature of temporal notions by examining it from the religious and philosophical perspectives found in Yogācāra Buddhism.

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Buddhist Studies

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Doctor of Philosophy

Subjects/Keywords: Time - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Causation (Buddhism); Yogācāra (Buddhism)

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Ng, S. (2014). Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from Ng, S. [伍淑芬]. (2014). Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206667

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ng, Suk-fun. “Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. Ng, S. [伍淑芬]. (2014). Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206667.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ng, Suk-fun. “Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism.” 2014. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

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Ng S. Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: Ng, S. [伍淑芬]. (2014). Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206667.

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Ng S. Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2014. Available from: Ng, S. [伍淑芬]. (2014). Time and causality in Yogācāra Buddhism. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5270544 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206667

University of Hong Kong

19. Chan, Ngan-che. A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes.

Degree: PhD, 2007, University of Hong Kong

URL: Chan, N. [陳雁姿]. (2007). A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/53111

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Buddhist Studies

Doctoral

Doctor of Philosophy

Subjects/Keywords: Yogacara (Buddhism); Causation (Buddhism); Buddhism - Doctrines.

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Chan, N. (2007). A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from Chan, N. [陳雁姿]. (2007). A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/53111

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chan, Ngan-che. “A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes.” 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed July 18, 2019. Chan, N. [陳雁姿]. (2007). A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/53111.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chan, Ngan-che. “A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes.” 2007. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Chan N. A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2007. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: Chan, N. [陳雁姿]. (2007). A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/53111.

Council of Science Editors:

Chan N. A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2007. Available from: Chan, N. [陳雁姿]. (2007). A study of Yogãcãra theory of the ten causes. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b3886407 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/53111

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

20. Lau, Lawrence Yue Kwong (劉宇光). 大乘佛學「幽暗」觀的理論重建 : 從「唯識所現」看妄心系有相唯識學對「無明」的理解.

Degree: 2005, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

URL: https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b862967 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-2476/1/th_redirect.html

► The present thesis is a philosophical research on the doctrine of Sa̅ka̅ra-vijña̅nava̅da, a branch of Yoga̅ca̅ra Buddhism, according to Xuanzang's Treatise on Demonstration of Consciousness-Only… (more)

▼ The present thesis is a philosophical research on the doctrine of Sa̅ka̅ra-vijña̅nava̅da, a branch of Yoga̅ca̅ra Buddhism, according to Xuanzang's Treatise on Demonstration of Consciousness-Only (Cheng Wei Shih Lun ) and other related Yoga̅ca̅ra treatises (śa̅stra). Within this thesis, Sa̅ska̅ra-vijña̅nava̅da's understanding of 'ignorance' (avidya̅) is investigated through the theory of 'Conceptualization-Only' (vijñapti-ma̅tra) and 'Semantic Manifestation of Meaning\Object' (artha-pratibha̅sa). Different from traditional hermeneutic model, which mainly presents Vijña̅nava̅da as absolute idealism either in cosmological or metaphysical sense, I try to argue in my research that Vijña̅nava̅da as a Buddhist tenet, its primary concern is existential and axiological issues, while epistemological and semantic problem is its secondary concern. The thesis is composed of eight chapters. The Introductory Chapter deals with subject matter, main theme, structure and the methodology of the whole project. Chapter One is a description of the basic nature of modern Buddhism and the methodology of contemporary academic studies of Buddhism. The models that this chapter deals with are Engaged Buddhism and Buddhist Theology. Chapter Two is an investigation of the possible philosophical implication within Yoga̅ca̅ra theory of meditation. Through the glass of phenomenological reduction, I try to argue that Buddhist Meditation is not 'mystic' as it seems. In fact under its religious rhetoric, theory of meditation does imply certain basic characteristics of transcendental method of philosophy. Chapter Three is an investigation of Yogacara's understanding of intentionality, namely, Transformation of Consciousness (vijña̅na-pariṇa̅ma). The theory is an explanation on consciousness (vijña̅na)'s active function in creating its intended object. In this chapter, the viewpoints of both parties involve in the hot debate of Japanese scholarship on the issue will be reviewed while J. N. Mohanty's explanation is adopted to solve Japanese scholars' weaknesses. Chapter Four is on Two Hindrances (dvi a̅varaṇa), which is composed of Afflictive Obstructions (kleśa̅varaṇa) and Obstructions to Knowledge of Objects (jñeyavaraṇa). This chapter will be focused on the innate (sahaja) grasping of two hindrances. Chapter Five is a discussion on theory of language structure. Section I deals with Buddhist concepts on sound (śabda) in phonemics sense, syntactics (vyañjanaka̅ya), procedures of semantic construction through name (na̅maka̅ya) and sentence (padaka̅ya). Section II is about the mind's mechanism in language operation, the pragmatic aspects of language according to various contexts and the relation between proposition and propositional attitude. Chapter Six is on Semantic Object (artha) and its Manifestation (pratibhasa). Section I is a review on the development of Buddhist concepts of object and the Indian debate on cognition with and without aspect (aka̅ra). Section II is a description and explanation on the basic characteristics of semantic…

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism; Mahayana Buddhism; Yogācāra (Buddhism); Avidyā

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Lau, L. Y. K. (. (2005). 大乘佛學「幽暗」觀的理論重建 : 從「唯識所現」看妄心系有相唯識學對「無明」的理解. (Thesis). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b862967 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-2476/1/th_redirect.html

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lau, Lawrence Yue Kwong (劉宇光). “大乘佛學「幽暗」觀的理論重建 : 從「唯識所現」看妄心系有相唯識學對「無明」的理解.” 2005. Thesis, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Accessed July 18, 2019. https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b862967 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-2476/1/th_redirect.html.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lau, Lawrence Yue Kwong (劉宇光). “大乘佛學「幽暗」觀的理論重建 : 從「唯識所現」看妄心系有相唯識學對「無明」的理解.” 2005. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Lau LYK(. 大乘佛學「幽暗」觀的理論重建 : 從「唯識所現」看妄心系有相唯識學對「無明」的理解. [Internet] [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2005. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b862967 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-2476/1/th_redirect.html.

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Council of Science Editors:

Lau LYK(. 大乘佛學「幽暗」觀的理論重建 : 從「唯識所現」看妄心系有相唯識學對「無明」的理解. [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2005. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b862967 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-2476/1/th_redirect.html

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Florida International University

21. Restrepo, Mariana. Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’.

Degree: MA, Religious Studies, 2013, Florida International University

URL: http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/822 ; 10.25148/etd.FI13041504 ; FI13041504

► This thesis presents a study of the role of western lamas within Tibetan Buddhism in America, arguing that the role of the lama is… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Tibetan Buddhism; Buddhism in the West; Western Lamas; adaptation; legitimation; American Buddhism; Transmission

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Restrepo, M. (2013). Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’. (Thesis). Florida International University. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/822 ; 10.25148/etd.FI13041504 ; FI13041504

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Restrepo, Mariana. “Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’.” 2013. Thesis, Florida International University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/822 ; 10.25148/etd.FI13041504 ; FI13041504.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Restrepo, Mariana. “Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’.” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Restrepo M. Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’. [Internet] [Thesis]. Florida International University; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/822 ; 10.25148/etd.FI13041504 ; FI13041504.

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Restrepo M. Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’. [Thesis]. Florida International University; 2013. Available from: http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/822 ; 10.25148/etd.FI13041504 ; FI13041504

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University of Waterloo

22. Emory-Moore, Christopher. Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition.

Degree: 2019, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14591

► Founded by the Tibetan-British monk Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1991, the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is a fast-growing and controversial… (more)

▼ Founded by the Tibetan-British monk Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1991, the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is a fast-growing and controversial transnational Buddhist network that has enthusiastically embraced an expansionist business model and major monastic reform. Toward an improved understanding of the group and of Tibetan Buddhism’s diasporic modernization more broadly, this dissertation examines the practice of Buddhism’s traditionally monastic soteriology of renunciation (the abandonment of “worldly concerns” on the path to liberation from cyclic rebirth) by members of urban NKT meditation centres in Canada and the United States. When China declared its sovereignty over the Tibetan cultural region in 1951, twenty-year old Kelsang Gyatso was one of over 6,000 monks residing at the Geluk monastery of Sera near Lhasa. Forty years later when he founded the NKT in northern England, Gyatso decided it would have no monasteries, only congregational teaching and meditation centers designed to spread his interpretation of Geluk Buddhism. Without monasteries to institutionally support the Buddhist praxis of renunciation, what does renunciation look like in the NKT? My ethnographic study of the North American NKT addresses this question by engaging field interviews, participant observations, publications, teachings, and media through a conceptual apparatus prominent in both Buddhism and Buddhist Studies: the householder/renouncer relation. I argue that the NKT’s market-driven expansionism not only supersedes its funding of a monastic community but replaces monasticism as the principal institutional framework for renunciation in the form of full-time subsistence missionary work on the part of ordained and lay Kadampa Buddhist virtuosos. Whereas Tibetan clerical renunciation looks like the monastic community’s dual abandonment of the household activities of economic and sexual production, my analysis of NKT labour reveals that these have been bifurcated between ordained Kadampa monastics who renounce sexual reproduction but not economic production, and Kadampa missionary managers who renounce the latter but not necessarily the former. Celibate monastic ordination becomes an optional lifestyle, the suitability of which is primarily a matter of personal preference rather than ritual specialization, and the arduous and austere life of a missionary (lay or ordained) becomes the principal model of a consecrated life of renunciation. Finally, I suggest that this hybrid business model of “missionary monasticism” has been a major factor in the NKT’s external growth, producing a diverse and motivated labour force whose renunciation of economic remuneration provides the organization with the fruits of their economic production, but also in some of the movement’s more visible internal fault lines: labour shortage, turnover, and disgruntled former members.

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism; North American Buddhism; new religious movements; New Kadampa Tradition; monasticism; Tibetan Buddhism

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Emory-Moore, C. (2019). Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14591

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Emory-Moore, Christopher. “Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition.” 2019. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14591.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Emory-Moore, Christopher. “Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition.” 2019. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

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Emory-Moore C. Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2019. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14591.

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Emory-Moore C. Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14591

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23. Begum, Shaik Ramee. Buddhism and its Influence on Early Andhra Society and Economy; -.

Degree: Archaeology, 2013, Acharya Nagarjuna University

URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54645

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Advisors/Committee Members: Mohan, Murali S.

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism; religion

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Begum, S. R. (2013). Buddhism and its Influence on Early Andhra Society and Economy; -. (Thesis). Acharya Nagarjuna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54645

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Begum, Shaik Ramee. “Buddhism and its Influence on Early Andhra Society and Economy; -.” 2013. Thesis, Acharya Nagarjuna University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54645.

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Begum, Shaik Ramee. “Buddhism and its Influence on Early Andhra Society and Economy; -.” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

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Begum SR. Buddhism and its Influence on Early Andhra Society and Economy; -. [Internet] [Thesis]. Acharya Nagarjuna University; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54645.

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Council of Science Editors:

Begum SR. Buddhism and its Influence on Early Andhra Society and Economy; -. [Thesis]. Acharya Nagarjuna University; 2013. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/54645

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University of Glasgow

24. Hutton, Kenneth. Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism.

Degree: PhD, 2009, University of Glasgow

URL: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/912/

► In the following thesis I outline Schopenhauer’s ethics in its metaphysical context and in contrast to ethics based on egoism. I look at criticisms of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: BQ Buddhism; BJ Ethics

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Hutton, K. (2009). Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://theses.gla.ac.uk/912/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hutton, Kenneth. “Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Glasgow. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/912/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hutton, Kenneth. “Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism.” 2009. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

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Hutton K. Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2009. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/912/.

Council of Science Editors:

Hutton K. Ethics in Schopenhauer and Buddhism. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Glasgow; 2009. Available from: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/912/

University of Alberta

25. Nguyen, Truong AT. A Discussion of Buddhist Understandings of Global Citizenship Education.

Degree: PhD, Department of Educational Policy Studies, 2015, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/st74cs86z

► Although global citizenship education programs, notably in Canada, are helpful, there are some issues to consider. Knowledge learnt at school does not ensure a positive… (more)

▼ Although global citizenship education programs, notably in Canada, are helpful, there are some issues to consider. Knowledge learnt at school does not ensure a positive change in students’ actions (Humes, 2008). Further, encounters between Western learning selves and perceived “others” may lead to colonial self-defence reactions (Taylor, 2012). Critical skills do not always make students have authentic engagement with others (Tarc, 2012). Tolerance and compassion, simply translated into the act of helping, do not significantly transform the world (Jefferess, 2012; Tarc, 2012). Respect for diversity seems shallow when not all people are believed to have equal worth (Andreotti, 2011). An analysis of these shortcomings reveals that they are the consequences of a dualistic sense of self and others. It is worth rethinking the notions of “self,” “global citizenship,” and “global citizenship education,” for a better world. I thought Buddhism might be helpful in this regard. Therefore, this research explored how the conceptions of “self” affected conceptions of “global citizenship” which in turn informed ideas for “global citizenship education,” from Buddhist perspectives. Eight Canadian teachers/educators participated in this research. Interviews were conducted to collect data, and a grounded theory technique was used to analyze the data. The findings suggested that self is not discrete and stable as it seems. Rather, self is infinite, interdependent, and empty. Although this emptiness was perceived to be mysterious, the results partly decoded it. Also, the discovery of the space of awakening in self was striking, indicating that any transformation, individual or social, is always possible. Features of the space of awakening were identified, including unconditional compassion and non-dual awareness. Next, grounded in this conception of self, global citizenship was not considered as a discrete thing. Thus, no generalized pattern was found. However, central to the Buddhist global citizenship is cultivating awakened compassion which was supposed to guide global citizens. In turn, the conceptions of self and global citizenship informed global citizenship education. As such, global citizenship education was supposed to be effective when it is grounded in the “space of awakening.” Remarkably, meditation was regarded as an essential skill in this education.

Subjects/Keywords: Buddhism; awakening; global citizenship education

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Nguyen, T. A. (2015). A Discussion of Buddhist Understandings of Global Citizenship Education. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/st74cs86z

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nguyen, Truong AT. “A Discussion of Buddhist Understandings of Global Citizenship Education.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed July 18, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/st74cs86z.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nguyen, Truong AT. “A Discussion of Buddhist Understandings of Global Citizenship Education.” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Nguyen TA. A Discussion of Buddhist Understandings of Global Citizenship Education. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/st74cs86z.

Council of Science Editors:

Nguyen TA. A Discussion of Buddhist Understandings of Global Citizenship Education. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2015. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/st74cs86z

Texas A&M University

26. Wilson, Melinda. Buddhism east and west: Chinese Buddhism in Beijing and Houston.

Degree: 2009, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3178

► Although Buddhism was introduced in the United States over a century ago, only recently has it become part of the mainstream. In addition to the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Religion; Buddhism; Houston; Beijing; Immigration

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APA (6^th Edition):

Wilson, M. (2009). Buddhism east and west: Chinese Buddhism in Beijing and Houston. (Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3178

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wilson, Melinda. “Buddhism east and west: Chinese Buddhism in Beijing and Houston.” 2009. Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3178.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wilson, Melinda. “Buddhism east and west: Chinese Buddhism in Beijing and Houston.” 2009. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Wilson M. Buddhism east and west: Chinese Buddhism in Beijing and Houston. [Internet] [Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3178.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Wilson M. Buddhism east and west: Chinese Buddhism in Beijing and Houston. [Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3178

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Victoria University of Wellington

27. Dalzell, Caitlin. Selecting for Celibacy: Cultural Evolution and the Puzzling Case of Buddhist Celibacy.

Degree: 2011, Victoria University of Wellington

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1953

► Buddhist celibacy provides an example of religious behaviour which appears puzzling from the vantage point of genetic selection, but whose maintenance can be partially explained… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Cultural evolution; Celibacy; Buddhism

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Dalzell, C. (2011). Selecting for Celibacy: Cultural Evolution and the Puzzling Case of Buddhist Celibacy. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1953

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dalzell, Caitlin. “Selecting for Celibacy: Cultural Evolution and the Puzzling Case of Buddhist Celibacy.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1953.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dalzell, Caitlin. “Selecting for Celibacy: Cultural Evolution and the Puzzling Case of Buddhist Celibacy.” 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Dalzell C. Selecting for Celibacy: Cultural Evolution and the Puzzling Case of Buddhist Celibacy. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1953.

Council of Science Editors:

Dalzell C. Selecting for Celibacy: Cultural Evolution and the Puzzling Case of Buddhist Celibacy. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1953

Victoria University of Wellington

28. Shirley, Bruno Marshall. Violence, Identity, and Alterity: Post-War Rhetoric of Sri Lanka’s Bodu Bala Sena.

Degree: 2015, Victoria University of Wellington

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5106

► The Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Strength Army) is a Sinhalese nationalist movement led by Buddhist monks that recently came to international prominence following a 2014… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Religious violence; Buddhism; Mahavamsa

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Shirley, B. M. (2015). Violence, Identity, and Alterity: Post-War Rhetoric of Sri Lanka’s Bodu Bala Sena. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5106

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Shirley, Bruno Marshall. “Violence, Identity, and Alterity: Post-War Rhetoric of Sri Lanka’s Bodu Bala Sena.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5106.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Shirley, Bruno Marshall. “Violence, Identity, and Alterity: Post-War Rhetoric of Sri Lanka’s Bodu Bala Sena.” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Shirley BM. Violence, Identity, and Alterity: Post-War Rhetoric of Sri Lanka’s Bodu Bala Sena. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5106.

Council of Science Editors:

Shirley BM. Violence, Identity, and Alterity: Post-War Rhetoric of Sri Lanka’s Bodu Bala Sena. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5106

University of Edinburgh

29. Connelly, Louise. Aspects of the self : an analysis of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within selected Buddhist blogs.

Degree: 2012, University of Edinburgh

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6279

► At the heart of this dissertation is an examination of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within three Buddhist blogs: The Buddhist Blog,… (more)

▼ At the heart of this dissertation is an examination of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within three Buddhist blogs: The Buddhist Blog, The American Buddhist and ThinkBuddha.org. Based upon this original research, my thesis contributes to ongoing discussions relating to the self online and to the emerging field of media, religion and culture. A number of other scholars have already investigated how the internet has provided a new platform in which to engage with online religious communities, participate in rituals and develop religious identity. Up to this point, however, the place of Buddhism online has been largely overlooked or limited to purely descriptive analysis. As I argue in chapter one, this thesis provides a more developed examination of Buddhism on the internet. In chapters two and three, I demonstrate how my analysis and definition of three aspects of the self, namely self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self, within selected Buddhist blogs (online diaries) provides an innovative contribution to the developing area of study related to new media and religion. In chapter four, I consider my four central research questions and the interdisciplinary approach used which draws from the fields of anthropology, visual cultural studies, media studies, as well as Buddhist studies. In chapter five I present the Buddhist interpretative framework used for the analysis of the experiential self. This focuses on the conceptual issues of the self in early Buddhism as well as the Buddhist Theravada Abhidhamma framework for the analysis of the self (anatta), the components of the self (khandhas) and the senses and sense spheres (ayatanas and dhatus). Through the three ethnographic case studies (chapters six, seven and eight) I demonstrate how the genre of life writing (blogs) is used as a medium for self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self, thus emphasising the experiential aspect of human existence online. In the conclusion (chapter nine), I consider the continuities and discontinuities between the three blogs, and in doing so I illustrate how the detailed examination of Buddhist blogs provides an insight into different aspects of popular culture, of Buddhism on the internet and how new media is being used in the twenty first century.

Subjects/Keywords: 290; Buddhism; blogs; self

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Connelly, L. (2012). Aspects of the self : an analysis of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within selected Buddhist blogs. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6279

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Connelly, Louise. “Aspects of the self : an analysis of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within selected Buddhist blogs.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6279.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Connelly, Louise. “Aspects of the self : an analysis of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within selected Buddhist blogs.” 2012. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Connelly L. Aspects of the self : an analysis of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within selected Buddhist blogs. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6279.

Council of Science Editors:

Connelly L. Aspects of the self : an analysis of self reflection, self presentation and the experiential self within selected Buddhist blogs. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6279

The Ohio State University

30. Lienau, Amanda Marie. The role of community and culture in spiritual growth for individuals who are converts to Buddhism.

Degree: PhD, Psychology, 2007, The Ohio State University

URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1171895805

► Psychology has historically shied away from matters of spirituality. This void is problematic, due to the importance of spirituality in many clients’ lives. A 1998… (more)

▼ Psychology has historically shied away from matters of spirituality. This void is problematic, due to the importance of spirituality in many clients’ lives. A 1998 Gallup Poll reported that 8 of 10 Americans (82%) believe they need to experience spiritual growth, a finding that characterized all subgroups of the population. Several theories of spirituality and its relation to development have been offered within the field of psychology. The current popular theoretical paradigms of spiritual development have, in general, failed to include the social and political systems within which people operate. Most of the theories of spirituality and spiritual development also emerged out of a Judeo-Christian worldview, and have failed to explore the experience of other spiritual communities. Empirically, only two previous studies were located that examined social and political realities, and none explored the community utilized in this sample. This study proposed to explore spiritual development for individuals who sought out a non-majority religion, examining social and cultural influences on development, building a model of spiritual development from the experience of participants using grounded theory. A short semi-structured interview ranging from 50 to 80 minutes was conducted with eleven participants who were all members of a small Buddhist community. The sample consisted of six females and five males, with ages ranging from 23 to 70. Concurrent observations and document analysis of items collected from the center were used as a method of triangulating data. Interviews were collected in stages along with observations and document analysis using the constant comparative method. A model of spiritual development emerged from these analyses that describes the shared experience of individuals who converted to Buddhism. Differences were found between those who converted from other religions or no religion compared with those who were raised Buddhist, though all but one participant was new to the particular lineage of the center studied. Gender differences were also found. Confirmatory and disconfirmatory evidence as well as a discussion of these results are discussed herein. Advisors/Committee Members: Highlen, Pamela (Advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Spirituality; Conversion; Community; Growth; Buddhism

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Lienau, A. M. (2007). The role of community and culture in spiritual growth for individuals who are converts to Buddhism. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1171895805

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lienau, Amanda Marie. “The role of community and culture in spiritual growth for individuals who are converts to Buddhism.” 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, The Ohio State University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1171895805.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lienau, Amanda Marie. “The role of community and culture in spiritual growth for individuals who are converts to Buddhism.” 2007. Web. 18 Jul 2019.

Vancouver:

Lienau AM. The role of community and culture in spiritual growth for individuals who are converts to Buddhism. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 2007. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1171895805.

Council of Science Editors:

Lienau AM. The role of community and culture in spiritual growth for individuals who are converts to Buddhism. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 2007. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1171895805

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