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Karma, Social Collapse or Geophysics? Interpretations of suffering among Sri Lankan Buddhist in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami (2008)
Journal Article
Crosby, K. (2008). Karma, Social Collapse or Geophysics? Interpretations of suffering among Sri Lankan Buddhist in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami. Contemporary Buddhism, 9(1), 53-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/14639940802312683

The article examines the varying interpretation of kamma and suffering among Sri Lankan Buddhists following the 2004 Asian tsunami, drawing on textual sources and interviews conducted during relief work in the days and weeks following the tsunami.

Buddhist Approaches : not 'what' but 'how'? (2008)
Book Chapter
Webster, D. R. (2008). Buddhist Approaches : not 'what' but 'how'?. In D. Cheetham, & R. King (Eds.), Contemporary Practice and Method in the Philosophy of Religion (87-100). Continuum

Among contemporary Anglo-American philosophers and students there is a growing awareness of the need to engage more both with philosophical perspectives of other faith traditions and also the distinctive 'continental' tradition of philosophy. This im... Read More about Buddhist Approaches : not 'what' but 'how'?.

Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female (2008)
Journal Article
Crosby, K. (2008). Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female. 玄奘佛學研究. Xuánzàng fóxué yánjiū, 9, 31-47

This paper looks at the symbolism drawing on feminine imagery found in Theravada Buddhist literature and culture over the centuries, observing that existing dichotomies notes between Theravada and Mahayana do not apply once a comparable range of peri... Read More about Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female.

The Buddhist Permutations of Consciousness (2008)
Book Chapter
Skorupski, T. (2008). The Buddhist Permutations of Consciousness. In Esoteric Buddhist studies : identity in diversity : proceedings of the International Conference on Esoteric Buddhist studies, Koyasan University, 5 Sept.-8 Sept. 2006 (155-170). Koyasan University

An overview of the interpretation of consciousness in the Abhidharma and Mahayana sources

Examining Early Buddhist Materials from Srivijaya (2008)
Book Chapter
Tan, H. (2008). Examining Early Buddhist Materials from Srivijaya. In G. P. Krishnan (Ed.), On the Nalanda Trail. Buddhism in India, China and Southeast Asia (82-88). Asian Civilisations Museum

The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon (2005)
Book
Webster, D. R. (2005). The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203010570

David Webster explores the notion of desire as found in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Beginning by addressing the idea of a 'paradox of desire', whereby we must desire to end desire, the varieties of desire that are articulated in the Pali texts are exami... Read More about The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon.

Some explanatory notes on Buddhism (2003)
Book Chapter
Webster, D. R. (2003). Some explanatory notes on Buddhism. In J. Astley, D. Brown, & A. Loades (Eds.), Evil : a reader. T and T Clark Continuum

The Sacred Writings of Buddhism (2001)
Book Chapter
Pagel, U. (2001). The Sacred Writings of Buddhism. In P. Harvey (Ed.), Themes in Religious Studies: Buddhism (9-63). Pinter Publishing

The Other God: Dualist Religions from Antiquity to the Cathar Heresy (2000)
Book
Stoyanov, Y. (2000). The Other God: Dualist Religions from Antiquity to the Cathar Heresy. Yale University Press. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300190144

This fascinating book explores the evolution of religious dualism, the doctrine that man and cosmos are constant battlegrounds between forces of good and evil. It traces this evolution from late Egyptian religion and the revelations of Zoroaster and... Read More about The Other God: Dualist Religions from Antiquity to the Cathar Heresy.