Search for dissertations about: "BUDDHIST"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the word BUDDHIST.

  2. 6. Boundlessness : studies in Karl Ludvig Reichelt's missionary thinking with special regard to the Buddhist-Christian encounter

    Author : Håkan Eilert; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

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  4. 7. Guilty Pleasures : Kāma in ancient India and the Pali Vinaya

    Author : Anthony Fiorucci; Jens Wilhelm Borgland; Rupert Gethin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ancient India; aesthetics; asceticism; Buddhism; kāma; Pali literature; monasticism; senses; sensuality; Vinaya; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Abstract : While most heavily associated with treatises such as the Kāmasūtra, the notion of kāma (‘sensual desire,’ ‘sensual pleasure’) has deep roots in South Asian intellectual and cultural history. Strongly associated with eroticism, kāma in fact extends far beyond mere sexuality encompassing what may be called sensuality broadly understood. READ MORE

  5. 8. The Barabudur : A Synopsis of Buddhism

    Author : Johan af Klint; Peter Jackson Rova; Klemens Karlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Abhayagirivihara; Advayasadhana; bas-relief; Bhatara Hyang Buddha; Buddha; Huayan; latticed stupa; mandala; Mantranaya; Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan; Shingon; sunyata; tathagathagarbha; History of Religion; religionshistoria;

    Abstract : The aim of this PhD-dissertation is – on the one hand – to present in a critical and comprehensive manner an update of recent findings among Western scholars regarding the Barabudur monument and its illustrations of various Buddhist traditions, and – on the other hand – to throw some light on some of the outstanding issues regarding this monument. Focus has been laid on the religious aspects with a view of ascertaining which forms of Buddhism are most prominently represented on the monument. READ MORE

  6. 9. Mindfulness : Relations to attention regulation, decentering, and psychological well-being

    Author : Torbjörn Josefsson; Anders Broberg; Harald Walach; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; attention; buddhism; decentering; mediation analysis; meditation; mindfulness; psychological well-being;

    Abstract : The current research project consists of three separate studies. The general aim of this project was to contribute to previous mindfulness research by exploring fundamental aspects of mindfulness in an effort to increase the understanding of mindfulness as a construct as well as its mechanisms. READ MORE

  7. 10. The Birth of a Heruka : How Sangs rgyas rgyal mtshan became gTsang smyon Heruka: A Study of a Mad Yogin

    Author : Stefan Larsson; Per-Arne Berglie; Erik af Edholm; Hanna Havnevik; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Tibetan Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; bKa’ brgyud tradition; gTsang smyon Heruka 1452–1507 ; mad yogin rnal ’byor smyon pa ; hagiography rnam thar ; “disciplined conduct” brtul zhugs spyod pa ; History of religion; Religionshistoria; religionshistoria; History of Religion;

    Abstract : gTsang smyon Heruka (1452–1507) is one of Tibet’s most famous mad yogins. The mad yogins represent a relatively unknown aspect of Tibetan Buddhism that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries. READ MORE