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Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law. Guest Editors: Andrew Bartles-Smith, Kate Crosby, Peter Harvey, Asanga Tilakaratne, Daniel Ratheiser, Noel Maurer Trew, Stefania Travagnin, Elizabeth J. Harris, Mahinda Deegalle, and Christina A. Kilby
Volume 22, Issue 1-2, 2021 pages 1-436
Variety in Theravada Meditation. Guest Editors: Kate Crosby, Andrew Skilton and Pyi Phyo Kyaw
Volume 20, Issue 1-2, 2019 pages 1-377
'Knowing how it feels': The Definition, Practice and Psychology of Vedanā
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2018 pages 1-184
Buddhism and Film
Volume 15, Issue 1, 2014 pages 1-198
Mindfulness: diverse perspectives on its meaning, origins, and multiple applications at the intersection of science and dharma
Volume 12, Issue 1, 2011 pages 1-306
U Dhammaloka, ‘The Irish Buddhist’: rewriting the history of early western Buddhist monastics
Volume 11, Issue 2, 2010 pages 121-ebi
Shan Buddhism
Volume 10, Issue 1, 2009 pages 1-195
Kammic communities: theory and practice in modern Theravada
Volume 9, Issue 1, 2008 pages 1-149
Buddhism and the environment
Volume 8, Issue 2, 2007 pages 93-188
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Contemporary Buddhism: Special Issue on MindfulnessOver the last 30 years Buddhist mindfulness meditation has been integrated into mainstream medicine and science. Mindfulness-based research is regularly funded by the NIH and a mindfulness-based therapy has been mandated nationwide by the NHS. This Special Issue of Contemporary Buddhism is devoted exclusively to invited contributions from Buddhist teachers and contemplative scholars, together with mindfulness-based professionals on both the clinical and research sides, writing on the broad topic of mindfulness and the various issues that arise from its increasing popularity and integration into the mainstream of medicine, education, psychology and the wider society. The contributors, all experts in the fields of Buddhist scholarship, scientific research, or the implementation of mindfulness in healthcare or educational settings, have risen to the challenge of identifying the most salient areas for potential synergy and for potential disjunction. Out of these interchanges and reflections and collective conversations may come new understandings and developments that will provide both direction and benefit to this promising field.
The guest editors are Prof. Jon Kabat-Zinn (Center for Mindfulness in Medicine U. Mass. Medical School) and Prof. Mark Williams (U. Oxford Dept. Psychiatry & Oxford Mindfulness Centre).