Pyi Phyo Kyaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 4688567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pyi Phyo Kyaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pyi Phyo |
| FAMILY NAME | Kyaw |
| SIGNATURE | KYAW P P |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8169-4854 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Terms of Engagement
Despite the remarkable rise in publications on the subject of meditation practices derived from Theravada Buddhism, the representation of Theravada meditation itself, in all its rich diversity, has remained narrow. The burgeoning literature on meditation and mindfulness has focused on a limited range of practices, with much of Theravada’s historical and current diversity of practice, particularly that within Asia, ignored.1 Moreover, while there …
The Sound of the Breath
This article explores the popular Sunlun and Theinngu meditation traditions in Myanmar. The founders, Sunlun Sayadaw Ven. U Kavi (1878–1952) and Theinngu Sayadaw Ven. U Ukkaṭṭha (1913–1973), both led a lay life until in their mid-40s and only then took up meditation, going on to become highly respected meditation teachers. Their meditation techniques are similarly distinctive in employing rapid, strong and rhythmic breathing. They combined this w…
Afterword – Ways Forward
The Cavendish banana has already been evoked as an analogy for therapeutic mindfulness, alluding to the consequences of restricting commercial production to this single variety.1 One might extend t
Foundations of criticality
It is well documented in scholarship that standardized, non-secularized monastic examinations in Myanmar have resulted in an education system that focuses on rote learning. Through a multidisciplinary study of monastic education in Myanmar and modern educational theories, this article investigates how Burmese monks and nuns study Buddhist texts in formal monastic curricula and what pedagogical and learning approaches are applied in their study of…
Critical Thinking and Buddhist Studies
The seven articles published here explore four broad themes: critiques of western definitions of critical thinking; how political, cultural, and social conditions inform and influence Buddhist mona
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Foundations of criticality
It is well documented in scholarship that standardized, non-secularized monastic examinations in Myanmar have resulted in an education system that focuses on rote learning. Through a multidisciplinary study of monastic education in Myanmar and modern educational theories, this article investigates how Burmese monks and nuns study Buddhist texts in formal monastic curricula and what pedagogical and learning approaches are applied in their study of…
Critical Thinking and Buddhist Studies
The seven articles published here explore four broad themes: critiques of western definitions of critical thinking; how political, cultural, and social conditions inform and influence Buddhist mona
Terms of Engagement
Despite the remarkable rise in publications on the subject of meditation practices derived from Theravada Buddhism, the representation of Theravada meditation itself, in all its rich diversity, has remained narrow. The burgeoning literature on meditation and mindfulness has focused on a limited range of practices, with much of Theravada’s historical and current diversity of practice, particularly that within Asia, ignored.1 Moreover, while there …
The Sound of the Breath
This article explores the popular Sunlun and Theinngu meditation traditions in Myanmar. The founders, Sunlun Sayadaw Ven. U Kavi (1878–1952) and Theinngu Sayadaw Ven. U Ukkaṭṭha (1913–1973), both led a lay life until in their mid-40s and only then took up meditation, going on to become highly respected meditation teachers. Their meditation techniques are similarly distinctive in employing rapid, strong and rhythmic breathing. They combined this w…
Afterword – Ways Forward
The Cavendish banana has already been evoked as an analogy for therapeutic mindfulness, alluding to the consequences of restricting commercial production to this single variety.1 One might extend t
Buddhism (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)