MAPPING THE SCHOLARLY LANDSCAPE:
QUANTIFYING THE EVOLUTION
OF STUDIES ON BUDDHIST CULTURE
MAPPING THE SCHOLARLY LANDSCAPE:
QUANTIFYING THE EVOLUTION
OF STUDIES ON BUDDHIST CULTURE
Author(s): PIYODHA D. WIJESEKARA, Hiranya DissanayakeSubject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Buddhist culture; bibliometric analysis; Biblioshiny; Scopus database; VOSviewer;
Summary/Abstract: Culture reflects the customs, beliefs, values, arts, and social behaviors of human beings. Bud-dhism originated in North India and has spread globally over 25 centuries. With the need for a sys-tematic analysis to uncover the trends and gaps in this domain of literature, the main objective of thisarticle is to portray the publication trends and overall development of literature related to Buddhistculture. With the Scopus database as the source of data, the Biblioshiny package and the VOSviewertool were used in the analysis and visualization of data. The total number of 1913 documents (date ofacquisition: January 10, 2023) from 1969-2022 were refined for the study. Accordingly, the numberof publications increased marginally between 1969-2001, while visible growth was noted after 2001.The USA, China, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and India were the most contributing countries. Theevolution of themes in Buddhist culture became more complex after 2005. Psychology, mindfulness,and development were the most addressed aspects in this domain.
Journal: Roczniki Kulturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 16/2025
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 47-77
- Page Count: 31
- Language: English
