Buddhism has now involved against participation by incorporating individuals from various occupational fields and various religious backgrounds. In recent years, Hong Kong has become a platform for the exchanges of ideas among the Buddhist organizations in Greater China. The academic studies of Buddhism unite and facilitate exchange among organizations Based in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. Although the majority of Hong Kong Chinese believe in Buddhism or some folkloric forms of the religion, the higher-educated professionals have become Buddhists. The Hong Kong Government has also provided...

Amoghap a (Avalokite vara Bodhisatta with the Unfailing Rope) is one of the popular esoteric forms of Avalokite vara, who protects all sentient, living beings by means of his rope of compassion and has their wishes fulfilled. Amoghap a owes his existence to the rise of the Diamond Vehicle (vajray na) in India and is mentioned in various works of esoteric Buddhism. Though the initiation of this Bodhisatta in East Asia remains unclear, but the examination of Amoghap a images suggests that the cult of Amoghap a in East Asia arose in the late seventh to eighth centuries. It was widespread at...

This is a humble endeavor to motivate and provide first-hand guidance to the new researchers in health care. This book is a simplified version and a ready guide on how to frame and conduct a health research, analyze the data and present the final report in an effective manner. This book is designed as a project report and explains in brief, certain important aspects of research methodology and biostatistics wherever appropriate. This book also provides adequate information on publication in indexed journals. Excluding the literature Review and Annexure, all the remaining portions of the...

Stem cells are blank cells that have the potential to develop into any type of cell in the body. Scientists are trying to harvest the cells before they have differentiated, then coax them into becoming certain types. These cell lines are colonies of embryonic stem cells of different types. There is a rapid and astonishing progress in the field of cloning since the making of "Dolly" - the first cloned sheep, a few years ago. The Stem Cell Research may lead to cloning a whole human being. During cloning of various organs and bone marrow transplants, these organs would be an exact genetic match...

Many scholars of Indian history and
religion are devoted to unraveling the mystery of what led
to disappearance of Buddhism from India. Due to the lack of
historical and archeological evidence, there is no absolute
consensus on this matter till date. However, the whole
sequence of events was initiated by the Buddhist monks and
clergy when they had ignored the teachings of the Buddha and
concentrated on accumulation of abundance of wealth in the
monasteries. They had abandoned the community visits...

"Applied Buddhism" is the foundation of our true understanding of all the events occurring in nature. The term "Applied Buddhism" explains how every person can relate Buddhist ideas in his or her daily life and in profession. This book provides guidance on how to apply the principles of the Doctrine of the Buddha in our day to day life in an effective manner to enrich our phenomenal and mental cultivation.

In the opinion of leading linguistic scholars, P li was probably a synthetic language created from several vernaculars to make the Buddhist texts comprehensible to Buddhist monks living in different parts of northern India. P li language was also used to preserve the Buddhist canons of the Therav da Buddhist tradition, which is regarded as the oldest complete collection of Buddhist texts surviving in an Indian language. P li has been used almost exclusively for Buddhist teachings, although many other religious and literary works related to Buddhism were also written in P li."

"Applied Buddhism" is the foundation of our true understanding of all the events occurring in nature. It explains how every person can relate Buddhist ideas in his or her daily life and in profession. This book is a humble endeavour to motivate the new learners and provide them first-hand guidance on the vastness of the Philosophical approach of Buddhism. It provides effective guidance on the application of Buddhist teachings in modern mathematics.

Though, in simple terms, Yog c ra means, "the school that practices the way of yoga," but the practical methodology of yogic meditation merely reveals the meaning of the underline philosophy. The key emphasis of Yog c ra is on insight meditation which is actually considered to be a means of abandoning delusions regarding self and the world. This book is a humble endeavour to propagate the vast Philosophical content of the Yog c ra school of Buddhism."

According to the Ecological Footprint (EF) index, we are consuming one year's worth of the world's renewable resources within the first eight months of every year in recent times. So, during the next four months of the year, the world is living beyond its ecological limits. The consequences of our accumulating ecological debt result in global climate change, species extinctions, insecure energy supplies, water shortages and crop failures. This book is an endeavor to reorient the community towards practicing optimum consumption and environmental protection.