The hungry self: biomedicine, Buddhism, and the management of craving by Sury, PM

“…<p>This dissertation imagines food attachment as a visceral and relatable manifestation of the existential craving elaborated in Buddhist philosophy. The work examines the accelerating biomedical epidemic of food-related diseases through Buddhist notions of craving, attachment, and addiction, and the potential for their alleviation. …”

Compassion As an Intervention to Attune to Universal Suffering of Self and Others in Conflicts: A Translational Framework by S. Shaun Ho, Yoshio Nakamura, James E. Swain

“…The compassion meditation is based on Buddhist philosophy that mental suffering is rooted in conceptual thoughts that give rise to generic mental images of self and others and subsequent biases to preserve one’s egoism, blocking the ultimate nature of mind. …”
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Buddhism in Central Asia and Russia: History and Present Stata by I. V. Kolosova

“…Popularity of the Buddhist philosophy derives from the range of grounds, among which are the closeness of some of its principles to contemporary scientific ideas, first of all to cognitive sciences, as well as openness to dialogue with other cultural and religious traditions, humanism, ethics of non-violence and ideas of common responsibility.…”
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Buddhist values as a potential economic determinant in the development of Tuvan society by Inna S. Tarbastaeva

“…Among young people, there is a keen interest in the study of Buddhist philosophy. There is also a budding community of laymen who have received modern education and are also competent in the field of Buddhism.. …”
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Precious Chintamani That Quickly Fulfills Aspirations: Text of Veneration of the Magnificent Khan Barkhan by Dorampa Ignen-Choimpel Revisited by Sayana B. Bukhogolova, Subad B. Dashieva, Zinaida A. Debenova, Bair L. Tushinov, Nomin D. Tsyrenova

“…The methodology of source studies, as well as the textological analysis used by the present researchers helped establish dorampa Ignen-Choimpel’s exceptional knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and of the Mongolian language. Comparative-historical, typological, and descriptive methods were instrumental in examining the transformation of the mountain worship ritual in the process of its historical development. …”
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The sacred in-between : the mediating roles of architecture / by 497629 Barrie, Thomas

Be(com)ing an Asian tangata tiriti by Lincoln Dam

“…I demonstrate how Chinese, Thai and Theravāda Buddhist philosophies on relationality and ethics teach me to live a virtuous life with others and, by extension, to have good, productive relationships with Māori and Te Tiriti. …”
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