00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862466845 Buklod 20220927162959.0 m | | ta 220927s2018 nyuab rb |001 0|eng d 9781501709173 (pbk. : alk. paper) (iLib)UPBAG-00045162440 DLC BAG rda eng BQ 4960 T5 C37 2018 Cassaniti, Julia author. Remembering the present mindfulness in Buddhist Asia J.L. Cassaniti. Ithaca, New York Cornell University Press 2018. xiv, 297 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-284) and index. Introduction : entering a landscape of mindfulness -- Part I. Thailand. Monks' mindfulness -- The feeling of mindfulness in meditation -- Power and the ghosts of sanity in lay Thai life -- Part II. Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka. Burma : a fine mist, or a cave in the woods -- Sri Lanka : moral focus and a stalking cat -- Conclusion : Asia and the United States. "Explores the Buddhist concept of mindfulness and how it varies in the Buddhist cultures of three Southeast Asia cities in three countries: Chiang Mai, Thailand; Kandy, Sri Lanka; and Mandalay, Burma. The research is from the author's in-depth participant observation and fieldwork and includes the experiences of over 600 monks, psychiatrists, students, and villagers in monasteries, hospitals, and homes in these areas"--Provided by publisher. Buddhism Thailand Chiang Mai Customs and practices. Buddhism Sri Lanka Kandy Customs and practices. Buddhism Burma Mandalay Customs and practices. Mindfulness (Psychology) Thailand Chiang Mai. Mindfulness (Psychology) Sri Lanka Kandy. Mindfulness (Psychology) Burma Mandalay. Meditation Theravāda Buddhism. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN BQ 4960 T5 C37 2018 Book