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The book looks at how religion in Singapore is being subjected to the processes of modernisation and change. The Singapore State has consciously brought religion under its guidance. It has exercised strong bureaucratic and legal control over the functioning of all religions in Singapore. The Chinese community and the Buddhist Sangha have responded to this by restructuring their temple institutions into large multi-functional temple complexes. There has been quite a few books written on the role of the Singapore State but, so far, none has been written on the topic - the relationship between state, society and religion. It will help to fill the missing gap in the scholarly literature on this area. This is also a topic of great significance in many Asian, particularly Southeast Asian, countries and it will serve as an important book for future reference in this area of research and comparative studies.

Buddhist renewal --- Buddhism and state --- Buddhism --- Buddha and Buddhism --- Lamaism --- Ris-med (Lamaism) --- Religions --- Lamaism and state --- State and Buddhism --- State, The --- Buddhist reform --- Social aspects --- Reform --- Renewal --- Doctrines

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This book presents the author's lifelong study and practice of Buddhism from a Korean perspective. With depth, sensitivity, and candor, Sung Bae Park discusses his country's contribution to Mahayana Buddhism and also shares his personal experience. A monk in the Korean Chogye order during his early twenties, Park is uniquely qualified to offer the reader some valuable insights into the experience and philosophy of the Zen Buddhist.Focusing on the Korean concepts mom (which refers to the body) and momjit (which refers to its gestures or functions), Park examines their nondual, interdependent nature and their relevance to ordinary human beings who are living in these turbulent times. He also introduces a specialized spiritual practice using the hwadu, which aids the religious practitioner in loosening his conceptual, intellectual grip on his life and the world around him. In addition, the author explores the relevance of his views to other religions and philosophies, including Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity. Those well acquainted with Buddhism will find much food for thought here, as familiar topics such as emptiness, nonduality, and enlightenment are presented in a refreshingly original way, and those new to Buddhist thought may find themselves stimulated to learn more. A helpful glossary of terms is included.

Spiritual life --- Buddhism --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Buddhist doctrines --- Buddhist theology --- Lamaist doctrines --- Life, Spiritual --- Religious life --- Spirituality --- Buddha and Buddhism --- Lamaism --- Ris-med (Lamaism) --- Religions --- Spiritual life (Zen Buddhism) --- Zen Buddhism. --- Doctrines. --- Zen Buddhism --- Doctrines

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Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism explores a new mode of philosophizing through a comparative study of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology and philosophies of major Buddhist thinkers including Nagarjuna, Chinul, Dogen, Shinran, and Nishida Kitaro. The book offers an intercultural philosophy in which opposites intermingle in a chiasmic relationship, and which brings new understanding regarding the self and the self's relation with others in a globalized and multicultural world.

Indian religions --- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice --- Buddhism. --- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, --- Buddha and Buddhism --- Lamaism --- Ris-med (Lamaism) --- Religions --- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, - 1908-1961. --- Merleau-Ponty, Jean Jacques Maurice, --- Merlō-Ponty, Mōris, --- Ponty, Jean Jacques Maurice Merleau-, --- Ponty, Maurice Merleau-, --- מרלו־פונטי, מוריס,

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What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is more than simply a process of Christianization. Most Taiwanese American Buddhists also say they converted only after arriving in the United States even though Buddhism is a part of Taiwan's dominant religion. By examining the experiences of Christian and Buddhist Taiwanese Americans, Getting Saved in America tells "a story of how people become religious by becoming American, and how people become American by becoming religious." Carolyn Chen argues that many Taiwanese immigrants deal with the challenges of becoming American by becoming religious. Based on in-depth interviews with Taiwanese American Christians and Buddhists, and extensive ethnographic fieldwork at a Taiwanese Buddhist temple and a Taiwanese Christian church in Southern California, Getting Saved in America is the first book to compare how two religions influence the experiences of one immigrant group. By showing how religion transforms many immigrants into Americans, it sheds new light on the question of how immigrants become American.

Buddhism. --- Christianity. --- Conversion. --- Taiwanese Americans --- Buddha and Buddhism --- Lamaism --- Ris-med (Lamaism) --- Religions --- Christianity --- Church history --- Religious conversion --- Psychology, Religious --- Proselytizing --- Ethnology --- Taiwanese --- Religion. --- Buddhism --- Conversion --- S11/1120 --- S26/0900 --- Religion --- China: Social sciences--Migration and emigration: U.S.A. and Canada (incl. Hawaï) (whatever timeperiod) --- Taiwan--Religion

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Wealth --- Buddhism --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Buddhist rites and ceremonies --- Buddhists --- Rites and ceremonies --- Affluence --- Distribution of wealth --- Fortunes --- Riches --- Business --- Economics --- Finance --- Capital --- Money --- Property --- Well-being --- Buddha and Buddhism --- Lamaism --- Ris-med (Lamaism) --- Religions --- Religious aspects --- Buddhism. --- Customs and practices. --- Customs and practices --- Rituals --- Wat Phrathammakāi (Khlong Luang, Thailand) --- Wat Lūangphō̜sotthammakāyārām (Khlong Luang, Thailand) --- Mūnnithi Thammakāi (Khlong Luang, Thailand). --- Wat Phra Dhammakaya (Khlong Luang, Thailand)