Donald K Swearer
Biographic Data
| ID | 287340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald K Swearer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald K |
| FAMILY NAME | Swearer |
| SIGNATURE | SWEARER D K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swarthmore College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand
Focus on Ethnography, Anthropology, and Comparative Religious Ethics: Focus Editor's Comments on “Ethnography, Anthropology, and Comparative Religious Ethics” Essays
Bimbā’s Lament
An Assessment of Buddhist Eco-Philosophy
As a scholar I am expected to deal with my subject matter in an objective way. If this were to mean without emotional concern, and without a personal standpoint, I have to admit failure in advance.... I do not hesitate to admit that in giving this lecture my aim is to contribute ... to a change of attitude and behavior towards nature
The Legend of Queen Cama: Bodhiramsi's Camadevivamsa, a Translation and Commentary
Consecration of Images and Stūpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. Yael Bentor
Buddhist Views: A Response
Although these three Buddhist statements on mission and dialogue are distinctive, there are common themes. The multifaceted enterprise called mission can be seen as having at least three modes: mission as dialogue, mission as synthesis, and mission as
Bhikkhu Buddhadasa's Interpretation of the Buddha
Pour Buddhadāsa, l'interpretation du Bouddha ainsi que d'autres aspects de la sāsanā (religion), cherche a reveler l'essence et le corps de la buddhadhamma sans exclure les aspects riches et varies de la tradition. Son interpretation de la personne du Bouddha se fait sur le principe du Qui me voit, voit le dhamma; qui voit le dhamma, voit le Bouddha. Buddhadāsa est un moine de la tradition Theravāda dont la creation remet en question les contruct…
The Buddhist world of Southeast Asia
Hypostasizing the Buddha: Buddha Image Consecration in Northern Thailand
Ethics, Wealth, and Salvation: A Study in Buddhist Social Ethics
The relationship between attitudes towards wealth and the quest for salvation in Theravada Buddhism is examined by authors from various disciplines. The main purpose of the book is to see what light Buddhism, often thought of as an otherworldly religion, can shed on mundane problems
A Peasant Community in Changing Thailand
How Do We Teach Religion
A Framework for Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, conference participants. This evening we begin an adventure in dialogue. A dialogue, first, among human beings who share the common experiences of birth and death, childhood and old age; of light and darkness, sleep and wakefulness; of anticipation and regret, ecstasy and depression; second, we enter into dialogue as members of particular cultures, communities and religious traditions which have conditioned our…
Religion in East Asia
RELIGION IN EAST ASIA Get access Buddhist and Taoist Studies I (Asian Studies at Hawaii, 18). Edited by Michael Saso and David W. Chappell. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1977. xii+162 pages, bibliography, indices. $9.50. ISBN 0-8248-0420-1. Donald K. Swearer Donald K. Swearer Swarthmore College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XLIX, Issue 1, March …
A Village Ordination
Sug, the Trickster Who Fooled the Monk
Unsui: A Diary of Zen Monastic Life
Budhist Monk, Buddhist Layman. A Study of Urban Monastic Organization in Central Thailand
Control and Freedom: The Structure of Buddhist Meditation in the Pali Suttas
Secrets of the Lotus: Studies in Buddhist Meditation
Buddhism and Society. A Great Tradition and Its Burmese Vicissitudes
Asian Religions
Journal Article ASIAN RELIGIONS Get access Buddhism, the Religion of Analysis. By NOLAND PLINY JACOBSON. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1970. 202 pages. $2.45. DONALD K. SWEARER DONALD K. SWEARER Swerthmore College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XL, Issue 3, September 1972, Pages 387–388, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XL.3.387 Published…
Two Types of Saving Knowledge in the Pali Suttas
Two types of saving knowledge in the Pali
Thailand: Land of the Free
The Buddhist world of Southeast Asia
Hypostasizing the Buddha: Buddha Image Consecration in Northern Thailand
Lay Buddhism and the Buddhist Revival in Ceylon
Journal Article Lay Buddhism and the Buddhist Revival in Ceylon Get access DONALD K. SWEARER DONALD K. SWEARER DONALD K. SWEARER, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College and formerly taught in the Department of Religion at Oberlin College. Material for this article was collected while he was on leave in Ceylon in 1967, supported by a grant from the Fund for the Study of the Great Religions. Portions of this article will ap…
A Peasant Community in Changing Thailand
Buddhism
Lay Buddhism and the Buddhist Revival in Ceylon
Journal Article Lay Buddhism and the Buddhist Revival in Ceylon Get access DONALD K. SWEARER DONALD K. SWEARER DONALD K. SWEARER, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College and formerly taught in the Department of Religion at Oberlin College. Material for this article was collected while he was on leave in Ceylon in 1967, supported by a grant from the Fund for the Study of the Great Religions. Portions of this article will ap…
Asian Religions
Journal Article ASIAN RELIGIONS Get access Buddhism, the Religion of Analysis. By NOLAND PLINY JACOBSON. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1970. 202 pages. $2.45. DONALD K. SWEARER DONALD K. SWEARER Swerthmore College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XL, Issue 3, September 1972, Pages 387–388, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XL.3.387 Published…
Two Types of Saving Knowledge in the Pali Suttas
Two types of saving knowledge in the Pali
Thailand: Land of the Free
Buddhism and the Spirit Cults in North-East Thailand
Buddhism: A Historical Introduction to Buddhist Values and the Social and Political Forms They Have Assumed in Asia
Secrets of the Lotus
Control and Freedom: The Structure of Buddhist Meditation in the Pali Suttas
Secrets of the Lotus: Studies in Buddhist Meditation
Buddhism and Society. A Great Tradition and Its Burmese Vicissitudes
Unsui: A Diary of Zen Monastic Life
Budhist Monk, Buddhist Layman. A Study of Urban Monastic Organization in Central Thailand
A Framework for Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, conference participants. This evening we begin an adventure in dialogue. A dialogue, first, among human beings who share the common experiences of birth and death, childhood and old age; of light and darkness, sleep and wakefulness; of anticipation and regret, ecstasy and depression; second, we enter into dialogue as members of particular cultures, communities and religious traditions which have conditioned our…
Religion in East Asia
RELIGION IN EAST ASIA Get access Buddhist and Taoist Studies I (Asian Studies at Hawaii, 18). Edited by Michael Saso and David W. Chappell. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1977. xii+162 pages, bibliography, indices. $9.50. ISBN 0-8248-0420-1. Donald K. Swearer Donald K. Swearer Swarthmore College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XLIX, Issue 1, March …
A Village Ordination
Sug, the Trickster Who Fooled the Monk
How Do We Teach Religion
A Peasant Community in Changing Thailand
Ethics, Wealth, and Salvation: A Study in Buddhist Social Ethics
The relationship between attitudes towards wealth and the quest for salvation in Theravada Buddhism is examined by authors from various disciplines. The main purpose of the book is to see what light Buddhism, often thought of as an otherworldly religion, can shed on mundane problems
The Buddhist world of Southeast Asia
Hypostasizing the Buddha: Buddha Image Consecration in Northern Thailand
Bhikkhu Buddhadasa's Interpretation of the Buddha
Pour Buddhadāsa, l'interpretation du Bouddha ainsi que d'autres aspects de la sāsanā (religion), cherche a reveler l'essence et le corps de la buddhadhamma sans exclure les aspects riches et varies de la tradition. Son interpretation de la personne du Bouddha se fait sur le principe du Qui me voit, voit le dhamma; qui voit le dhamma, voit le Bouddha. Buddhadāsa est un moine de la tradition Theravāda dont la creation remet en question les contruct…
Buddhist Views: A Response
Although these three Buddhist statements on mission and dialogue are distinctive, there are common themes. The multifaceted enterprise called mission can be seen as having at least three modes: mission as dialogue, mission as synthesis, and mission as
Consecration of Images and Stūpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. Yael Bentor
Philosophy (18 works) · Buddhism (17 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (16 works) · Theology (14 works) · History (10 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (9 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Art (7 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (7 works) · Geography (6 works)