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Buddhism

Buddhism is a religious tradition within the academic study of world religions and the history of religions that is distinguished by its adherence to the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, emphasizing the attainment of enlightenment through practices such as meditation, ethical conduct, and philosophical insight.

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A History of Western Philosophy.

G. Watts Cunningham, Bertrand Russell · The Philosophical Review · 1946 · 2K citations

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Philosophy as a way of life: spiritual exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 1.6K citations

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Literacy in Traditional Societies

Jan Vansina, Jack Goody · African Historical Studies · 1969 · 1.2K citations

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Some reflections on the origins of MBSR, skillful means, and the trouble with maps

Jon Kabat‐Zinn · Contemporary Buddhism · 2011 · 795 citations · Full text

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The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Robert Ν. Bellah, Max Weber, Hans H. Gerth et al. · American Sociological Review · 1959 · 597 citations

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  1. MC
    Mai Chi Vu

    Northumbria University, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 389 citations

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  2. BA
    Bhikkhu Anālayo

    Barre Town Middle and Elementary School, United States

    13 publications · 264 citations

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  3. SJ
    S. J. Tambiah

    Harvard University Press, United States

    10 publications · 1K citations

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  4. AW
    Alex Wayman

    Columbia University, United States

    10 publications · 250 citations

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  5. EC
    Edward Conzé

    Oberlin College, United States

    10 publications · 391 citations

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    16 h-index

    21 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    15 h-index

    15 publications

    524 citations

  3. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    14 h-index

    20 publications

    544 citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    898 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    800 citations

  6. Chulalongkorn University

    Bangkok, Thailand

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    693 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    12 h-index

    13 publications

    752 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 351 publications · 23.2K citations

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  2. Journal of the American Oriental Society

    132 publications · 5.7K citations

    42

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  3. Philosophy East and West

    183 publications · 6.4K citations

    39

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  4. The Journal of Asian Studies

    JAS · 86 publications · 3.2K citations

    32

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  5. History of Religions

    56 publications · 2K citations

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