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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Buddhist temple"”.
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Buddhist values and ordinary life among members of the Toronto Zen Buddhist Temple
… and religious commitment among twelve convert Buddhist practitioners who were members of the Zen Buddhist Temple in Toronto, Canada. Their experiences are investigated from the perspective of Charles Taylor's theories on the affirmation of ordinary life. Taylor argues that a tension exists …
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Teacher Practice, Curriculum, and Children's Moral Development in Buddhist Temple Preschools in Thailand
… what constitutes a moral development program in Buddhist temple preschools in Thailand. The researcher employed three qualitative methods: structured, in-depth interviews, observations of teachers' instruction, and document analysis of curriculum guides. Four Buddhist temple preschools were …
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Recommendations and guidelines for designing Vietnamese Buddhist temples in Australia
This thesis examines the design of Buddhist temples in traditional Vietnamese style and characteristics within the context of the Australian environment. The legends of the Buddha and his teaching are described with regard to the symbolism in temple components and the meaning of temple form. …
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Religious imagery at the Khmer Pagoda of Canada : the significance of images for education
… the significance and meaning of the Khmer Temple and its religious imagery for members of the Cambodian Buddhist community. This research study involved formal and informal interviews, participant observation as well as a review of literature related to Khmer and Buddhist views on art and …
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Seeking Life Balance: The Perceptions of Health of Cambodian Women in Resettlement
… referrals. Ninety percent of the women were Buddhist. Forty-six percent of the women were widowed. Among the participants, 52% arrived in the U.S. between 1979 and 1981, 20% arrived between 1982 and 1988, and 28% arrived between 1992 and 1999. A semi-structured interview guide of open-ended …
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The Relationships Among Styles of Mindfulness Engagement, Components of Emotion Regulation, and Heart Rate Variability
… as styles of practice based on traditional Buddhist perspectives and distinguished between Formal and Informal mindfulness engagement. Formal practice is believed to develop the ̳concentration‘ domain verses Informal mindfulness engagement to develop the ̳wisdom‘ domain in Buddhism.</p> …
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Interconnected In-Between: On the dynamics of abjection, animism, temporality and location in nomadic art practice
… in the outskirts of Beijing and a forgotten Buddhist temple in Chongqing, Central China - through the production processes to exhibitions in global venues. This research examines the potentiality of nomadism as a political position. This specific agency provides a unique setting through which …
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Three essays on organizational paradox, history, and resilience: An ethnography of Buddhist temples
… tensions that are most salient in Korean Buddhist temples: (1) finance versus religion, (2) change versus tradition, and (3) adaptation versus stability. Specifically, drawing upon paradox theory, my first essay examines how Buddhist monks address tension between business work to support …