What the dead, the uncanny and the monstrous tell us about human nature
A scholar of Tibetan Buddhism discusses how she challenges her students to rethink their preconceived notions of death, the ...
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What The Dead, The Uncanny And The Monstrous Tell Us About Human Nature
First, we reflect on ghosts, examining how different cultures provide specific definitions of death and imaginations of an afterlife. We read about Buddhist hungry ghosts, or“pretas ,” and ...
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The goal of the hungry ghost stories in the Avadānaśataka is pithily summarized at the end of nearly every story: “Work hard to rid yourself of meanness!” ...
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What the dead, the uncanny and the monstrous tell us about human nature
What prompted the idea for the course? I am an expert in Tibetan Buddhism, women and gender, but not in ghosts, zombies and monsters. However, my experience teaching introductory courses on Asian ...
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What the dead, the uncanny and the monstrous tell us about human nature
I am an expert in Tibetan Buddhism, women and gender, but not in ghosts, zombies and monsters. However, my experience teaching introductory courses on Asian religions and religious studies ...
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Buddhist devotees explore heritage sites
Scholars and Buddhist devotees from 14 countries, including the United States and China, explored ancient heritage while visiting Buddhist sites in Taxila and Khanpur. The delegation, comprising ...