Sökning: "Burmese Buddhism"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Burmese Buddhism.

  1. 1. The Buddhist World Emperor's Mission : Millenarian Buddhism in Postcolonial Burma

    Författare :Niklas Foxeus; Per-Arne Berglie; Erik af Edholm; Guillaume Rozenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Buddhism; millenarianism; weizzā weikza ; esotericism; supernatural powers; identity; politics; Burma; Theravāda Buddhism; cakkavattin; authority; legitimacy; charisma; History of religion; Religionshistoria; History of Religion; religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : In early postcolonial Burma, a number of so-called royal esoteric associations with a millenarian and eschatological orientation, and founded by persons believed to be the world emperor, emerged in response to political turmoil, nation-building projects, modernization, and after-effects of colonialism. These Theravāda Buddhist esoteric congregations, revivalist and innovative at the same time, were indicative of a general crisis of authority and identity. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Insikt och närvaro : Akademiska kontemplationer kring buddhism, meditation och mindfulness i Sverige

    Författare :Katarina Plank; Knut Jacobsen; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; tradition; Burmese Buddhism; DBT; Sweden; mindfulness; mindfulness-based treatment approaches; MBSR; MBCT; Western Buddhism; Vipassana meditation; spirituality; contemporary religiosity; modernity; Buddhist modernism; Buddhist modernism; psychology; health care; Religious Studies and Theology; Religionsvetenskap; tradition; Burmese Buddhism; DBT; Sweden; mindfulness; mindfulness-based treatment approaches; MBSR; MBCT; Western Buddhism; Vipassana meditation; spirituality; contemporary religiosity; modernity; Buddhist modernism; psychology; health care;

    Sammanfattning : Under 1900-talet har stora förändringar skett i synen på buddhistisk meditation. Från att ha varit en övning som bara ägt rum på kloster och bland ett fåtal munkar, har både ordinerade lärare och lekmannalärare börjat lära ut meditation till lekfolk. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Religion and politics among the Chin people in Burma (1896-1949)

    Författare :Lian H. Sakhong; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; American Baptist Foreign Mission Society; American Baptist Chin Mission; Buddhism - Burma; Chin; Chin Baptist Association; Christians - Burma Chin; ethnicity Chin; indigenous church; missionaries; na-tionalism and religion; politics and religion Burma Chin; religion and culture Chin; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Sammanfattning : In many Asian countries today, there are potential conflicts between the majority religionand culture and ethnic minorities who practice another religion or religions. Problems areeasily aggravated if the government applies a confessional policy on religion, which favorsthe majority religion, while minority religions are marginalized or even suppressed. LÄS MER