Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World /
Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World /
ed. by Kin Cheung, C. Pierce Salguero, Susannah Deane.
- 1 online resource (216 p.) : 10 b&w illustrations
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 A Cure for Mindfulness: Buddhism, Anxiety, and the Problem of Work in Modern Japan -- 2 Healing Buddhist Knowledge from Palm Leaves to Print: Exorcising Yakṣas from Sinhala Literary Reproduction -- 3 If You Meet the Medical Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! Lobsang Gyatso and the Shadow of the Mind & Life Dialogues -- 4 “For This Kind of Thing, the Lama Is Better”: Religion, Medicine, and the Treatment of “Madness” among Tibetans in Amdo -- 5 Better (Buddhist) Sex in the USA: Mindfulness, Non-Harm, and Dr. Nida’s Yoga of Bliss -- 6 Mindful of the Media: Framing “Adverse Meditation Effects” in Popular Media in the United States -- 7 Buddhist Healing in the Community: A Chinese American Healer in New York City -- 8 Entangled Threads, Gordian Knots: Won Buddhism and the Globalization of Buddhist Medicine -- Contributors -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This rich collection focuses on the nexus between Buddhism and healing in the modern and contemporary world, highlighting the many ways Buddhists have adapted in response to and in dialogue with modern science, biomedicine, and other facets of modernity from the nineteenth century to today. Buddhist healing activities are much more diverse than the narrow range of mindfulness techniques that have dominated scholarly and popular focus. From the community-based healing practices of Asian American Buddhists and transnational Tantric sex therapy retreats to concerns about balancing being contemporary with being authentically Buddhist, contributors explore how Buddhists have rethought the mind-body relationship against the backdrop of the modernization and globalization of Buddhism. They examine Buddhists navigating the differences and commonalities that exist in their practice and modern systems of mental and physical healthcare, paying attention to how they have negotiated shifting configurations of legitimacy, authority, and authenticity. Through historical and ethnographic case studies, the work details these ruptures and reconciliations in Japan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Korea, and the United States, in addition to mapping the transnational pathways of exchange as knowledge about Buddhism and medicine has traveled between Asia and the West.Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World encompasses a wide range of Buddhist ideas about health and health-seeking practices that remain a vital part of the everyday practice of modern Buddhism across the globe.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824898618
10.1515/9780824898618 doi
Healing--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Medicine--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Mind and body--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist).
19th century Buddhism. Buddhism history. Buddhism medicine. Buddhism world history. Japan Buddhism. Korea Buddhism. Sri Lanka Buddhism. Tibet Buddhism. United States Buddhism. mind-body Buddhism.
BQ4570.H43 / .B825 2024
294.3/3661
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 A Cure for Mindfulness: Buddhism, Anxiety, and the Problem of Work in Modern Japan -- 2 Healing Buddhist Knowledge from Palm Leaves to Print: Exorcising Yakṣas from Sinhala Literary Reproduction -- 3 If You Meet the Medical Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! Lobsang Gyatso and the Shadow of the Mind & Life Dialogues -- 4 “For This Kind of Thing, the Lama Is Better”: Religion, Medicine, and the Treatment of “Madness” among Tibetans in Amdo -- 5 Better (Buddhist) Sex in the USA: Mindfulness, Non-Harm, and Dr. Nida’s Yoga of Bliss -- 6 Mindful of the Media: Framing “Adverse Meditation Effects” in Popular Media in the United States -- 7 Buddhist Healing in the Community: A Chinese American Healer in New York City -- 8 Entangled Threads, Gordian Knots: Won Buddhism and the Globalization of Buddhist Medicine -- Contributors -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This rich collection focuses on the nexus between Buddhism and healing in the modern and contemporary world, highlighting the many ways Buddhists have adapted in response to and in dialogue with modern science, biomedicine, and other facets of modernity from the nineteenth century to today. Buddhist healing activities are much more diverse than the narrow range of mindfulness techniques that have dominated scholarly and popular focus. From the community-based healing practices of Asian American Buddhists and transnational Tantric sex therapy retreats to concerns about balancing being contemporary with being authentically Buddhist, contributors explore how Buddhists have rethought the mind-body relationship against the backdrop of the modernization and globalization of Buddhism. They examine Buddhists navigating the differences and commonalities that exist in their practice and modern systems of mental and physical healthcare, paying attention to how they have negotiated shifting configurations of legitimacy, authority, and authenticity. Through historical and ethnographic case studies, the work details these ruptures and reconciliations in Japan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Korea, and the United States, in addition to mapping the transnational pathways of exchange as knowledge about Buddhism and medicine has traveled between Asia and the West.Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World encompasses a wide range of Buddhist ideas about health and health-seeking practices that remain a vital part of the everyday practice of modern Buddhism across the globe.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824898618
10.1515/9780824898618 doi
Healing--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Medicine--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Mind and body--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist).
19th century Buddhism. Buddhism history. Buddhism medicine. Buddhism world history. Japan Buddhism. Korea Buddhism. Sri Lanka Buddhism. Tibet Buddhism. United States Buddhism. mind-body Buddhism.
BQ4570.H43 / .B825 2024
294.3/3661