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Contemporary Buddhism
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 20, 2019 - Issue 1-2: Variety in Theravada Meditation. Guest Editors: Kate Crosby, Andrew Skilton and Pyi Phyo Kyaw
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Varieties in contemporary practice in Southeast Asia and the U.K.

THE SOUND OF THE BREATH: SUNLUN AND THEINNGU MEDITATION TRADITIONS OF MYANMAR

Pyi Phyo KyawDepartment of Theology and Religious Studies, King’s College London, London, UK;Department of Buddhist Meditation and Psychology, Shan State Buddhist University, Taunggyi, MyanmarCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 247-291 | Published online: 20 Feb 2019

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