This study explains how Indian Buddhists accepted the Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras such as Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā on basis of understandings shown in commentaries. article especially deals with “the proof authenticity Mahāyāna teachings” referred to Bhagavaty-āmnāyānusāriṇī-nāma-vyākhyā, which was written a commentary during Pāla period 12th century.

Buddhist environmentalism in its varieties across the world is an integral part of global environmental discourse centered on exploring new planetary ethics for sustainable futures. While recognizing role movements, author this article proposes that observable strength local and advocacy grounded interdependence, even as, canonically, Buddhism does not offer what commonly recognized by scientis...

Many scholars of Buddhism believe that Buddhists (particularly Mahāyāna Buddhists) regularly reproduce scriptures for merit in general, regardless their content. However, by examining four Chinese Buddhist nuns’ colophons manuscripts the Da banniepan jing 大般涅槃經 (Scripture on Great Extinction; Skt. Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra) (T no. 374) from around sixth century with reference to its content, I argu...

In most countries, females live several years longer than males. Many biological and behavioral reasons have been presented in the scientific literature to explain this “female advantage.” A crosssectional regression study, using 50 explanatory variables and data collected from 169 countries, provides support to the behavioral hypothesis. Four variables, unrelated to biological sex differences,...

Inscriptions of Buddhist mantras and dhāraṇīs were interred in Chinese tombs on behalf the deceased from Tang dynasty onward as fear postmortem judgment punishment ten courts hell became firmly rooted. This notion afterlife practice enclosing dhāraṇī inscriptions seem to have been received by Korean Buddhists beginning Koryŏ (918–1392). paper, through a close examination wooden inner coffin exc...