Sökning: "Theravada Buddhism"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Theravada Buddhism.

  1. 1. The Challenges of Goenka’s Vipassana : How Participants of the Ten-Day Course Make Sense of the Intense Internal Experiences Induced by Vipassana Meditation

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap

    Författare :Jan Wallentin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Goenka; dhamma; Vipassana; meditation; meditation retreats; ten-day course; energe-like somatic experiences ELSE ; adverse experiences; anomalous experiences; subtle energy; Theravada Buddhism; modern Buddhism; body psychotherapy; secular spirituality; new spirituality; phenomenography; Philosophy and Religion;

    Sammanfattning : In this study, 28 individuals were interviewed about their experiences and interpretations of S. N. Goenka’s ten-day Vipassana course, which involves intense meditation practices. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Svenska buddhismbilden : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av buddhism i läroböcker för Religionskunskap 1

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Författare :Josefin Andersson; [2015]
    Nyckelord :buddhism; orientalism; innehållsanalys; sju dimensioner av religion; läroboksgranskning;

    Sammanfattning : Western scholars have long sought to grasp the essence of and explain Buddhism. Western representation of Buddhism has been in a manner that reflects their concerns and interests. In addition to this it is also known that Buddhism in Sweden is seen in a favorable way. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Buddhismen i greppet av nationalism, islamofobi och våld : En analys av den burmesiska theravadamunken Ashin Wirathus uttalanden

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Författare :Fabian Pfeiffer; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Ashin Wirathu; 969 movement; buddhism; Burma; Myanmar; nationalism; islamophobia; religion and violence; Ashin Wirathu; 969 rörelse; buddhism; Burma; Myanmar; nationalism; islamofobi; religion och våld;

    Sammanfattning : In the years between 2012 and 2014, Burma has been shaken by waves of violence against Muslims which has resulted in destroyed mosques and shops, at least 140 000 displaced and 200 killed persons. The person who is said to lay behind this violence is the Burmese Theravada monk Ashin Wirathu. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Religious nationalism: Myanmar and the role of Buddhism in anti-Muslim narratives

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik

    Författare :Emilie Biver; [2014]
    Nyckelord :nationalism; Buddhism; Myanmar; Rohingya; narrative; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : In contrast to the Western ideal of secularization, religion has in some cultures maintained its important role in nationalist undertakings. This is the case in Myanmar, a country that is currently in the midst of a state transformation towards democracy after more than fifty years of authoritarian, military rule. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Forces of change : A theoretical analysis of syncretism between Theravada Buddhism and animistic indigenous beliefs in Thailand

    Magister-uppsats, Avdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskap

    Författare :Erik Nilsson; [2010]
    Nyckelord :History of religion; anthropology of religion; animism; syncretism; anti-syncretism; sea nomads; sea gypsies; Urak Lawoi; Chao Ley; Thai Mai; spirit; ghost; indigenous people; ancestors; founders’ cults; spirit cults; Theravada Buddhism; Ko Lanta; Andaman Sea; Thailand.;

    Sammanfattning : Urak Lawoi is the name of one of the sea nomadic tribes which lives along the shores of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. They are spread on many of the islands in the Andaman Sea archipelago and Ko Lanta is the main settlement. LÄS MER