Among one of the older sub-fields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravada Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Thera…
"Among one of the older sub-fields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Ther…
Among one of the older sub-fields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Thera…
Among one of the older sub-fields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Thera…
by Evans, Grant, Sihlé, Nicolas, Harris, Elizabeth J., Gayley, Holly, Kawanami, Hiroko, Thompson, Ashley, Starling, Jessica, Travagnin, Stefania, Fisher, Gareth, Chia, Jack Meng-Tat, Bernstein, Anya, Elison, William, Ledgerwood, Judy, High, Holly, Hewamanne, Sandya, Gellner, David N., LeVine, Sarah, Tannenbaum, Nicola, McLaughlin, Levi, Guthrie, Elizabeth, Marston, John, Jerryson, Michael, Kim, Hwansoo Ilmee, Ferguson, Jane M., MCMAHAN, DAVID L., Berkwitz, Stephen C., Nelson, John K., Baird, Ian G., Bell, Corey L., Bhutia, Kalzang Dorjee, Caple, Jane E., Craig, Sienna, Emmrich, Christoph, Farrelly, Paul J., Friedrich, Daniel G., Galmiche, Florence, Gamburd, Michele R., Graf, Tim, Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Amy, Jacoby, Sarah H., Johnson, Irving Chan, Kent, Daniel W., Kerekes, Susanne Ryuyin, Krawengit, Tongthida, Lee, Jun-Youb (JY), Leider, Jacques P., Letizia, Chiara, Makley, Charlene, Miller, Leigh, Nichols, Brian J., Pichler, Carina, Pinthongvijayakul, Visisya, Ritzinger, Justin R., (Ruiz), Roger Casas, Scott, Gregory A., Sheravanichkul, Arthid, Surendran, Gitanjali, Terrone, Antonio, Walters, Jonathan S.
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to mon…