Journal Paper

《人間佛教學報‧藝文》第42期

Tzu-Lung (Melody) Chiu

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity

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From the early Buddhist era to the present day, antagonism between the Mahāyāna and Theravāda schools has existed, and will not be easy to resolve. In the past few decades, however, an increasing number of religious activities and cultural-exchange events have involved union between practitioners of Mahāyāna and Theravāda Buddhism, to the point that one can cautiously hail a breakthrough in cross-traditional understanding and communication. Against this backdrop, my paper has aimed to paint a broad-brush picture of Humanistic Buddhism’s challenges and potential opportunities in Myanmar, based on my latest fieldwork data as well as the relevant prior literature.

Tzu-Lung (Melody) Chiu, " When Mahāyāna Meets Theravāda: Humanistic Buddhism’s Challenges and Opportunities in Myanmar, " 《人間佛教學報‧藝文》第42期 (2022): 188-205COPY