Sectarian and Secular: Lay Perspectives in <i>Stūpa</i> Burials at Mount Zhongnan During the Tang Dynasty (AD 618–906) by Wen Sun

“…The canonical limitations on <i>stūpa</i> burial for ordinary monks and prohibitions on non-Buddhist <i>stūpas</i> underwent significant changes in medieval China. …”
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Gender Based Violence Reporting System: A Case Study Kabale University Police Station. by Mbaine, Abert

“…Three categories of states have emerged from the analysis: states where the majority of inhabitants are without religious affiliation, which display the lowest levels of gender inequality; Christian and Buddhist societies, with average levels of gender inequality; and states with the highest levels of gender inequality across the observed variables, whose inhabitants adhere to Islam and Hinduism. …”
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On the History of Creation of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine (17th century): source aspects by Yumzhana Zh. Zhabon

“…The second group consists of new composition of Buddhist and religious-mythological content, as well as numerous images of people in everyday life, created specifically for the illustrating the Vaiḍūrya sngon po. …”
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Disparity in attitudes regarding assisted dying among physicians and the general public in Japan by Yoshiyuki Takimoto, Tadanori Nabeshima

“…This disparity may be attributed to the influence of the Buddhist view of life and death and family-centeredness in the Japanese culture, which affects people’s attitudes towards assisted dying. …”
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CT-Based Quantitative Analysis for Pathological Features Associated With Postoperative Recurrence and Potential Application Upon Artificial Intelligence: A Narrative Review With a... by Woon-Man Kung MD, MS, Muh-Shi Lin MD, PhD

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Une nouvelle génération féministe au sein de l’islam traditionaliste : Une exception indonésienne ? by Andrée Feillard, Pieternella van Doorn-Harder

“…Deeply rooted in Islamic knowledge and being connected to a wide network of Islamic education, they represent a unique, indigenous form of Islamic feminism defending their own cause, no longer that of the men.We argue that this pivotal role played in Indonesia by feminists of Traditionalist Islam is partly due to the low profile of secular feminists who have been intimidated by special historical circumstances, the suppression of the left in 1965 and the derogatory discourse concerning Muslims with Hindu-Buddhist background in Java, delegitimized as belonging to the “abangan” category. …”
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Kingdom of Bhutan: sovereignty against backdrop of «ethnic conflicts» in Tibetan border of India and China. 1947–2004 by M. S. Novikov, S. V. Novikov

“…For tourists the region is associated with Buddhist and Hindu shrines. Therefore, the Indian states located in the Himalayas, as well as the states of Nepal and Bhutan, attract a large number of travelers. …”
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PAN-ISLAMIC COOPERATION AND ANTI-COLONIALISM BETWEEN THE OTTOMAN CALIPHATE AND THE MALAY WORLD by ARSHAD ISLAM, RUQAIA TAHA AL-ALWANI

“…The Malay World has always been at the crossroads of international maritime traffic, developing a common and diverse culture incorporating local and global elements, notably Hindu-Buddhist, Confucian, and Islamic influences, in a long and generally peaceful civilizational paradigm prior to the advent of European colonial exploitation. …”
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The Mongolian Script in the Baikal region at the Present Stage: a Course for Revitalization? by Innokenty G. Aktamov, Nadezhda B. Badmatsyrenova

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Cultivating Well-being, Community Cohesion, and Sense of Purpose through African Contemplative Practices by Lucy Draper-Clarke, Caryn Green

“…During a research retreat in South Africa, attended by traditional healers, creative arts therapists and performers, mindfulness and neuroscience researchers, and a Buddhist monk, indigenous rituals were performed by experienced facilitators and analyzed through group reflection sessions. …”
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Prevalence and factors of physical punishment and psychological aggression toward children under five in Mongolia: an analysis of the 2018 Social Indicator Survey by Anujin Enkhbat, Seungman Cha, Ermias Tadesse Beyene, Yan Jin

“…Psychological aggression was more likely to occur in older children (3 and 4 years old) and in households with Buddhist heads. Additionally, 3-year-olds are more likely to experience physical punishment compared to 2-year-olds. …”
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WORKING WITH AUTISM CHILDREN USING ACUPUNCTURE METHOD by Henry Remanlay

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National Trends of Antiparkinsonism Treatment in Taiwan: 2004–2011 by Weng-Ming Liu, Ruey-Meei Wu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Jou-Wei Lin, Ying-Chun Liu, Chin-Hsien Lin

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Bereavement-Related Major Depressive Disorder in Japan: A Systematic Case Report by Yuko Toshishige, Masaki Kondo, Junya Okazaki, Hiroko Mizushima, Tatsuo Akechi

“…The efficacy of IPT for bereavement-related MDD needs confirmation in Japanese culture because the expression of emotions during the grieving and mourning process varies across cultures, and the Japanese-specific cultural custom exists of maintaining a relationship with the deceased in the afterlife mainly via a Buddhist memorial tablet, altar, and grave. We present a case study describing the therapist’s adaptation of IPT to Japanese culture to treat bereavement-related MDD in a Japanese man with insufficient response to pharmacotherapy who had suddenly lost his mother to heart disease. …”
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The evolution of hospitals from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…In India the monastic system created by the Buddhist religion led to institutionalised health care facilities as early as the 5th century BC, and with the spread of Buddhism to the east, nursing facilities, the nature and function of which are not known to us, also appeared in Sri Lanka, China and South East Asia. …”
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Administrative Office of Don Host Oblast, Nineteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries: Kalmyk Cossacks in Education-Related Ethnic Policy by Konstantin N. Maksimov

“…The Don Host administrative office did join efforts with Buddhist clerics, Ministry of War, and Ministry of Public Education to develop a network of educational institutions in Kalmyk settlements and enhance literacy among Kalmyk Cossacks. …”
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Unfaithful Words: Tolerance by Ferenc Ruzsa

“…Buddhism simply does not have the idea that everybody should be Buddhist. The Buddha himself unambiguously expressed his opinion that it is best for people to keep their traditional rites and beliefs. …”
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High-Serum Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3 Levels Associated with Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Ming-Chun Chen, Bang-Gee Hsu, Chung-Jen Lee, Ji-Hung Wang

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Genetic Deletion of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Attenuates Inflammation and Fibrosis in Experimental Obstructive Nephropathy by Chin-Wei Chiang, Hsueh-Te Lee, Der-Cherng Tarng, Ko-Lin Kuo, Li-Ching Cheng, Tzong-Shyuan Lee

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THE INFLUENCE OF ZEN BUDDHISM ON THE FORMATION OF REALISM IN JAPANESE CULTURE: FROM SIMPLICITY TO UNIVERSALITY by Анатолій МЕЛЕЩУК

“…Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate how Zen Buddhist values influenced the development of Japanese aesthetics and contributed to creating a universal artistic and philosophical framework. …”
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