Ray Buckner
@raymoishe.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Religious Studies at Northwestern University. Queer and Trans Studies of Contemporary Buddhism. Dissertation: “Sensual Materialities: Buddhist Art and Bodily Ethics in Queer and Trans Bangkok”
I study contemporary Buddhism, so I study the ways that current queer & trans people in Thailand take up Buddhism. So these people draw on Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhism to craft their Buddhist practices. This is not a textual project. This is an ethnographic & lived study of contemporary Buddhists.
March 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I study contemporary Buddhism, so I study the ways that current queer & trans people in Thailand take up Buddhism. So these people draw on Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhism to craft their Buddhist practices. This is not a textual project. This is an ethnographic & lived study of contemporary Buddhists.
Hi! That's actually not true at all. My research reveals the ways that these Thai Buddhists actually draw on Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism. So to say it's "not here" actually isn't reflected in what I'm seeing. Buddhism is something that is alive and changing. I'm tracing how that is the case.
March 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Hi! That's actually not true at all. My research reveals the ways that these Thai Buddhists actually draw on Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism. So to say it's "not here" actually isn't reflected in what I'm seeing. Buddhism is something that is alive and changing. I'm tracing how that is the case.
Haha ok! So sorry you don’t approve of my topic :( 😭😭😭
March 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Haha ok! So sorry you don’t approve of my topic :( 😭😭😭
He is soooo precious!!!
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
He is soooo precious!!!
I was watching this movie Ida from 2013 which was both absolutely remarkable and devastating. And then this lesbian/queer film called NINA from 2018! Do you have any recommendations for other Polish films? ☺️
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I was watching this movie Ida from 2013 which was both absolutely remarkable and devastating. And then this lesbian/queer film called NINA from 2018! Do you have any recommendations for other Polish films? ☺️
This looks fantastic!! Can’t wait to read! 🌸
November 26, 2024 at 11:07 AM
This looks fantastic!! Can’t wait to read! 🌸