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Transforming Buddhism
The world of Buddhism has always been a dynamic one. There are endless developments and interactions as the dharma spread throughout Asia. In more recent times Buddhism has even made a more global appeal, dharma centers are everywhere nowadays. Transforming Buddhism presents a number of casestudies of a group of scholars who each of them focus on the ways how Buddhism transforms and is transformed, both in the past and in modernity. The book presents results of research performed in Asia for instance on women in the Buddhist monastic tradition of Thailand, foreigners living in the harsh conditions of specific Thai Theravāda monasteries, and childmonks in Tibet. Other subjects are developments within Japanese Zen Buddhism in interaction with modern western philosophy and the Japanese Buddhism incited by Kōbō Daishi (774-835). Next there is the inspiration for modernity that can be found in the works of the Korean monk Chinul (1158-1210), and themes in Buddhist life-histories, legendary, historical and personal. As such Transforming Buddhism gives a broad view on a number of transformations of the Buddhist dharma from various perspectives.
'A Treasure of True Beauty'
The poet-saint Raskhān lived in the 16th/17th century C.E. Story has it he was born as a Muslim, but later converted to Krishnaism. This conversion took place because at first he was infatuated by a young boy, but later on transformed his love to a mystical devotion to the young cowherd god Krishna. Due to this conversion his mystical poems have a particular place in the bhakti cult of Northern-India. Raskhān's songs rank among the finest of Krishna poetry in Brajbhāṣā, the language the young god Krishna is supposed to have spoken when he lived on earth. It is the language of the pilgrimage site of Brindavan in Northern-India. Raskhāns songs are on the lips of many devotees up to the present day.
Buddhismus in Europa
In Europa gibt seit dem 19. Jahrhundert eine erkennbare Bewegung hin zum Buddhismus. Nachdem die ersten Kreise sich vor allem mit Texten auseinandergesetzt hatten, folgte die Bewegung des Meditationsbuddhismus und in der Folge der Tibetische Buddhismus, Christen entdeckten den Zen. Mit der Achtsamkeitsbewegung erreichte der Buddhismus schließlich den Mainstream; ein Wandel in der gesellschaftlichen Religionswahrnehmung sowie wichtige Persönlichkeiten wie Thich Nhat Hanh oder der Dalai Lama prägen das Bild. Dieser Band bietet ein Bild der Facetten des gegenw"artigen Europäischen Buddhismus. Mit Beiträgen von Ursula Baatz, Martin Baumann, Bernadette Baumgartner, Ajahn Cattamalo Bhikkhu, Jamie Cresswell, Francisco Diez de Velasco, Tina Draszczyk, Rose Drew, Ron Eichhorn, Erika Erber, Karin Ertl, Christian Hackbarth-Johnson, P. Cosmas Hofmann, Dhivan Jones, Rebekka Khaliefi, Kurt Krammer, Manuel A. Kuhn, Karmen Mihalinec, Sarah Pieslinger, Alexander Poraj, Martin Rötting, Carola Roloff, Bee Scherer, Perry Schmidt-Leukel, Hubertus Schrottenberg, Michael Seitlinger, Christof Spitz, Martina Anissa Strommer und Hubert Weitensfelder.
"Ravanisation": The Revitalisation of Ravana among Sinhalese Buddhists in Post-War Sri Lanka
This book discusses Ravanisation: the revitalisation of Ravana among Sinhalese Buddhists in post-war (after 2009) Sri Lanka. The Hindu Ramayana generally portrays Ravana as a cruel king. How and why, then, has Ravana gained the interest of Sinhalese Buddhists? This study takes an ethnographic perspective to answer these questions. The book discusses multiple Ravana representations that have emerged at an urban Buddhist site (the Sri Devram Maha Viharaya) and a rural site (Lakegala), and discloses how Ravanisation relates to Sinhalese Buddhist ethno-nationalism. In addition, the material, ritual, and spatial perspectives offer unique insights in the personal and local relevance of Ravana. Dr. Deborah de Koning holds a PhD degree in Religious Studies (Tilburg University, research funded by the Dutch Research Council) and currently works as lecturer Intercultural Communication and Hinduism and Buddhism at the Christian University of Applied Sciences (CHE, The Netherlands).
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Creative Love
An essential follow-up to their New York Times bestselling book, A Love Letter Life, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff introduce Creative Love, a timeless relationship book for couples that offers practical advice for creating a fun, fulfilling, and forever love story. You may know the Roloffs from the television show Little People, Big World, their Behind the Scenes podcast, or following their growing family online. The Roloffs are passionate about encouraging healthy, life-giving relationships. They share relationship advice from a place of humility as they continually learn what it means to love one another creatively, intentionally, and faithfully, while pursuing a godly marriage. Focusing on dat...
The Marriage Journal
An interactive marriage journal featuring weekly questions to help navigate and deepen your relationship through consistent communication.
Probability and Computing
Randomization and probabilistic techniques play an important role in modern computer science, with applications ranging from combinatorial optimization and machine learning to communication networks and secure protocols. This 2005 textbook is designed to accompany a one- or two-semester course for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students in computer science and applied mathematics. It gives an excellent introduction to the probabilistic techniques and paradigms used in the development of probabilistic algorithms and analyses. It assumes only an elementary background in discrete mathematics and gives a rigorous yet accessible treatment of the material, with numerous examples and...
