Book reviews in this volume include: Rethinking Meditation: Buddhist Meditative Practices in Ancient and Modern Worlds. By David L. McMahan. Oxford University Press, 2023.Reviewed by Dhivan Jones, University of Chester Learning from the West, Learning from the East: The Emergence of the Study of Buddhism in Japan and Europe Before 1900. Edited by Stephen Kigensan Licha and Hans Martin Kräme.…
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Guest Article: Richard K. Payne
In this issue of Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, I’m happy to introduce a new feature, Guest Articles. In this section of the journal we highlight the work of scholars who have made significant contributions to the field of Buddhist studies. I can think of no better scholar to commence our first issue than Dr. Richard…