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The spirituality of Buddhist teens : religious/spiritual experiences and their associated triggers, attributes and attitudes

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Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas (2015) The spirituality of Buddhist teens : religious/spiritual experiences and their associated triggers, attributes and attitudes. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 20 (3-4). pp. 218-232. doi:10.1080/1364436X.2015.1118680 ISSN 1364-436X.

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Abstract

In the quantitative analysis of a survey of 417 13- to 20-year-old Buddhists, the 48% who had undergone a religious or spiritual experience (RSE) were significantly more likely to self-identify as a spiritual person. Buddhists who had undergone RSEs were also more positive about spiritual teachers, a monastic vocation, attitude to Buddhism, supernatural phenomena and mystical orientation. In the qualitative part of the analysis, descriptions of RSEs volunteered by 107 of these teens were compared with non-Buddhist categories for triggers and attributes. For Buddhist teens, triggers seemed to include a higher percentage of positive states of mind, especially those cultivated in meditation. Buddhist RSEs seemed to represent a subset of possible RSE categories previously described suggesting that Buddhist RSEs come from a spiritual root shared with ‘mystics’ of other religions. The article argues that the role of RSEs in Buddhist nurture, would seem to concern development of worldview rather than ideology or collectivism.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Spirituality -- Buddhism, Teenagers and adults -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism, Experience (Religion) in children
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Children's Spirituality
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1364-436X
Official Date: 25 December 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
25 December 2015Published
8 November 2015Accepted
24 January 2015Submitted
Volume: 20
Number: 3-4
Number of Pages: 15
Page Range: pp. 218-232
DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2015.1118680
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: Taylor & Francis
Date of first compliant deposit: 5 January 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 December 2017
Funder: University of Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarship

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