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Humanistic Buddhism in Thailand : practices, local patronage and challenges
Yue Bai, Yaoping Liu, 2025, original scientific article

Abstract: Humanistic Buddhism usually implements Buddhist ideas every day to ad-vance social harmony and personal satisfaction. With an emphasis on three main aspects—individual, universal, and transcendental—and six of its features, this paper investigates the beliefs and practices, local support, and obstacles that Hu-manistic Buddhism in Thailand encounters. Using a mixed-method approach, this study gathers quantitative data using questionnaires distributed to 400 re-spondents at two sites in Thailand: the Tzu Chi foundation in Bangkok and fo Guang Shan. in-depth interviews also involved thirty respondents—religious lead-ers, community members, Buddhist scholars engaged in Humanistic Buddhism, and so forth. The results revealed that the beliefs and practices of Humanistic Buddhism were consistent with the three dimensions of the tradition. Three pri-mary challenges in the practice of Humanistic Buddhism in Thailand involved: (1) the resolution of internal conflicts, (2) the promotion of compassion in social relations, and (3) the management of existential issues. This study recommends a multifaceted approach to policy development that promotes the sustainability of humanistic Buddhist practices in Thailand to amplify the roles of Buddhist or-ganizations in community welfare and promote collaboration among Buddhist, governmental, and civil society institutions.
Keywords: humanistic Buddhism, Thailand, government role, social harmony, modern challenges
Published in DiRROS: 19.12.2025; Views: 5; Downloads: 5
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Emotional cyborgs in a hyperconnected world : AI, embodiment, and ecofeminist, theological reflections on humanity and the divine
Nadja Furlan-Štante, 2025, original scientific article

Abstract: Through the critical lens of theological ecofeminism, this article offers a nu-anced analysis of the concept of the (emotional) cyborg, interrogating how the integration of technology into human (emotional) life reshapes individual iden-tity, affective experience, and social relationality. Central to this inquiry are the dynamics of human interaction with affective computing and artificial emotional intelligence, broadly defined as technological systems capable of mimicking, in-terpreting, simulating, and responding to human emotions. as developments in artificial intelligence and biotechnology continue to ad-vance, the boundary between human and machine becomes increasingly porous. Within this context, the figure of the emotional cyborg emerges as a compelling framework for examining the transformation of human emotion and connection in technologically mediated environments.This investigation is situated within broader socio-cultural concerns, particu-larly the contemporary quest for authenticity in a hyperconnected world, where digital interactions frequently eclipse embodied, face-to-face communication. Drawing on posthumanist and critical ecofeminist theory, this article explores the implications of the entanglement between human and artificial emotional intelli-gence. among the key concerns are the potential for emotional alienation, the ero-sion of empathy and emotional literacy, and the commodification of affective life.in addition, the analysis engages with the implications of these shifts for press-ing contemporary issues, including mental health, social isolation, and the recon-figuration of community and belonging. at its core, the presentation interrogates how emotional cyborgs intersect with gendered experiences within technologically saturated realities, and challenges and reimagines traditional theological concep-tions of embodiment and relationality.The emotional cyborg, conceived as the hybridization of human emotional capacities with artificial intelligence, functions simultaneously as a reflection of and intervention in prevailing social constructions of gender, affectivity, and in-tersubjective connection.
Keywords: emotional cyborgs, theological ecofeminism, emotions, relationality, hyperconnected reality, gender stereotypes
Published in DiRROS: 19.12.2025; Views: 7; Downloads: 4
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