the study of the interactions among different religions’ related artworks is one of the most important evidences in comparative studies towards attaining new information and insights in the development of these works in different lands and countries. the extant samples of such studies indicate how artistic movements come into being and expand during the evolution of religions in societies and t...

The use of relics and gorintō (five-element pagodas) as objects placed in Buddhist statues gained currency the late twelfth century. This article examines deposits (nōnyūhin) by Fujiwara no Kanezane (1149–1207) 1189 within statue Fukūkenjaku Kannon Nan’endō at Kōfukuji Nara, one earliest examples to contain both gorintō. unravels intricate relationship between contents inserted objects, meaning...

Recently, Fenton (2009) has argued that Buddhist ethics can accommodate the use of attention-enhancing drugs, and Walker (2006 , 2009) has argued that future neurotechnologies may be used to enhance happiness and virtue. This paper uses a Western Buddhist perspective, drawing on many Buddhist traditions, to explore how emerging neurotechnologies may be used to suppress vices and enhance happ...

ABSTRACT Recent observations of radio relics – diffuse emission in galaxy clusters have revealed that these sources are not smooth but consist structures the form threads and filaments. We investigate origin filamentary role projection effects. To this end, we developed a tool extracts from background emission. Moreover, it is capable studying both two-dimensional three-dimensional objects. app...

Editor’s introduction: As very effectively portrayed by Rustam Sabirov in this chapter, Buddhism in the Russian Republic of Buryatia has had a dynamic and at times turbulent history due to factors beyond its control or influence. These dynamics help both contextualize and throw into relief the well-known suppression of Buddhist practices and leadership in Tibet under Chinese dominance since the...