Remembering the Present: Mindfulness in Buddhist Asia
What is mindfulness, and how does it vary as a concept across different cultures? How does mindfulness find expression in practice in the Buddhist cultures of Southeast Asia? What role does mindfulness play in everyday life? J. L. Cassaniti answers
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2018
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| Dans: | Année: 2018 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Buddhism-Sri Lanka-Kandy-Customs and practices
B Meditation-Theravāda Buddhism B Mindfulness (Psychology)-Sri Lanka-Kandy B Mindfulness (Psychology)-Thailand-Chiang Mai B Buddhism-Thailand-Chiang Mai-Customs and practices B Mindfulness (Psychology)-Burma-Mandalay B Buddhism-Burma-Mandalay-Customs and practices |
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| Édition parallèle: | Print version: Cassaniti, Julia L: Remembering the Present : Mindfulness in Buddhist Asia. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press,c2018. - 9781501714160 |
| Résumé: | What is mindfulness, and how does it vary as a concept across different cultures? How does mindfulness find expression in practice in the Buddhist cultures of Southeast Asia? What role does mindfulness play in everyday life? J. L. Cassaniti answers REMEMBERING THE PRESENT -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Terms -- Introduction: Entering a Landscape of Mindfulness -- Part I. Thailand -- 1. Monksâ Mindfulness -- 2. The Feeling of Mindfulness in Meditation -- 3. Power and the Ghosts of Insanity in Lay Thai Life -- Part II. Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka -- 4. Burma: A Fine Mist, or a Cave in the Woods -- 5. Sri Lanka: Moral Focus and a Stalking Cat -- Conclusion: Asia and the United States -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1501714171 |