Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury is a lecturer at the College of Religious Studies of Mahidol University, Thailand. He holds a PhD in Buddhist studies from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Thailand. His research interests include South Asian Buddhist scriptures, religion-psychology, global mindful movements, and a socio-cultural anthropological approach to religions. He has contributed academic papers on Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and contemporary religious studies. His correspondence email adresses are: [email protected] and [email protected].