Contemporary Buddhism

• Forgiveness American-Style: Origins and Status of Forgiveness in North American Buddhism
  Contemporary Buddhism13 November 2023By Donna Lynn BrownDepartment of Religion, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDonna Lynn Brown, MA, MDiv (Buddhist studies) is a Ph.D. candidate in Religious studies at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Her areas of research include contemporary Tibetan Buddhism, engaged Buddhism, and Buddhist ethics.
• Why Does Buddhism Support International Humanitarian Law? – A Humanistic Perspective
  Contemporary Buddhism08 November 2023By Chien-Te LinInstitute of Religion and Humanities, Buddhist Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, TaiwanChien-Te Lin, also known as Kent Lin, is a distinguished professor and director of the Institute of Religion and Humanities at the Buddhist Tzu-Chi University, Taiwan. His main research interests lie in Buddhist philosophy, contemporary Buddhism in Taiwan, Chinese philosophy and comparative religion (Buddhism and Taoism). His most recent books published in Chinese include Tao and Emptiness: A Philosophical Dialogue between Laozi and Nāgārjuna (Dharma Drum Publications, 2013); and Mind, Consciousness and Liberation: A Comparative Look at Buddhist Theories of Mind and Consciousness (National Taiwan University Press, 2020). He has also published some English articles in journals such as Ethical Perspectives, Philosophia, Contemporary Buddhism, Asian Philosophy, Sophia, Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, etc.
• Meditation Practices by Chinese Buddhists During COVID-19 Pandemic: Motivations, Activities, and Health Benefits
  Contemporary Buddhism08 November 2023By Ampere A. TsengManufacturing Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USAAmpere A. Tseng is a Director and Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University (Tempe, USA). He received his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1978. In recent years, he has become interested in conducting research in the area of Buddhist vegetarianism, as well as on the profile and practices of Mahayana Buddhists across the globe. He has published 200 journal articles, reaching a Google h-index score of 42 and an i10-index number of 115 as of August 2022. He has held nine US patents and delivered more than 200 invited seminars or keynote speeches. Recently, he edited a monograph entitled Exploring the Life and Teachings of Mahayana Buddhists in Asia, published by Nova Science Publishers, New York in October 2020. He has been bestowed a Chair Professorship from (1) National Tsinghua University (Hsinchu), (2) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taipei), (3) Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic), and (4) Henan University (Kaifeng). He has been granted a National Research Council Professorship from both the National Taiwan University (Taipei) and the National Cheng Kung University (Tainan). He has also been awarded guest professorships from Tsinghua University (Beijing), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei) (none of which endowed chairs or named professorships to foreigners at the time he was appointed).
• The Influence of the Ideas of Confucianism with the Ideas of Taoism and Buddhism on Chinese Folk Vocals: On the Example of the Performance of Songs from the Shi Jing (Book of Songs)
  Contemporary Buddhism21 September 2023By Yinying CaiCollege of Art, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, ChinaYinying Cai is an associate professor at the Academy of Music, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China. Interests include Chinese culture, folk music and philosophy.
• Chinese Buddhism in Africa: The Entanglement of Religion, Politics and Diaspora
  Contemporary Buddhism29 August 2023By Xuefei Shi
• Journeys of Transformation: Searching for No-Self in Western Buddhist Travel Narratives
  Contemporary Buddhism22 August 2023By Ben Van Overmeire
• The Divided Brain, Metaphysical Idealism, and Buddhist Mindfulness Practice
  Contemporary Buddhism11 July 2023By Terry Hyland
• Chinese Religious Funeral Paperwork Entombed with the Tomb Owner
  Contemporary Buddhism13 June 2023By Liyong Zhang
• Restoring Lumbinī: Theravāda Buddhism and Heritage on the Nepal Frontier
  Contemporary Buddhism31 May 2023By Blayne K. Harcey
• Buddhism and Its Religious Others: Historical Encounters and Representations
  Contemporary Buddhism09 March 2023By Rafal K. Stepien
• Lotus Blossoms and Purple Clouds: Monastic Buddhism in Post-Mao China
  Contemporary Buddhism21 February 2023By Jinhui Wu
• HOW DOES BUDDHISM COMPARE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, AND CAN IT CONTRIBUTE TO HUMANISING WAR?
  Contemporary Buddhism24 January 2023By Andrew Bartles-Smith
• Dispelling the Darkness: A Jesuit’s Quest for the Soul of Tibet
  Contemporary Buddhism16 January 2023By James Harry Morris
• Socially Engaged Buddhism and Principled Humanitarian Action During Armed Conflict
  Contemporary Buddhism04 January 2023By Ha Vinh Tho
• SOCIALLY ENGAGED BUDDHISM AND PRINCIPLED HUMANITARIAN ACTION DURING ARMED CONFLICT
  Contemporary Buddhism04 January 2023By Ha Vinh Tho
• THE PARADOX OF THE BUDDHIST SOLDIER
  Contemporary Buddhism30 December 2022By Daniel Ratheiser

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