Assessing "Western" Mindfulness Among Thai Theravāda Buddhist Monks

Mindfulness has its roots in Eastern contemplative traditions and is rapidly gaining popularity in Western psychology. However, questions remain regarding the validity of Western operationalizations of mindfulness. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the applicability of several Weste...

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Authors: Christopher, Michael S. (Author) ; Christopher, Varinthorn (Author) ; Charoensuk, Sukjai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2009
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2009, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 303-314
Further subjects:B cultural validity
B Thai Buddhist monks
B Mindfulness
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