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Stories centering on the lovelorn ghost (Mae Nak) and the magical monk (Somdet To) are central to...

Winner of the Henry J. Benda Prize sponsored by the Association for Asian StudiesGathering Leaves...

This wide-ranging and powerful book argues that Theravāda Buddhism provides ways of thinking abou...

This volume provides several perspectives that help practitioners, advocates, and policymakers un...

This volume provides several perspectives that help practitioners, advocates, and policymakers un...

Introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. The editors ha...

Justin McDaniel is associate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Rive...

Justin Thomas McDaniel is Professor of Buddhist Studies and Chair of Religious Studies at the Uni...

Peter Skilling is professor at the Ecole francaise d¿ Extreme-Orient in Bangkok. Justin Thomas Mc...

Introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing trad...

Buddhism, often described as an austere religion that condemns desire, promotes denial, and ideal...