1. A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST HEALING PRACTICES IN PHILADELPHIA WITH RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Open Access Author: Xhuli, Paola Title: A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST HEALING PRACTICES IN PHILADELPHIA WITH RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Area of Honors: Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington) Keywords: Buddhist medicineBuddhist healing practicesMeditationYogaQigongPrayerChantingBuddhism in PhiladelphiaHealth and Well-beingMindfulnessVowsHolistic healing File: Download Paola_Xhuli_AComparisonofBuddhistHealingPracticesinPhiladelphiawithRelevantScientificResearch__3_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: PIERCE SALGUERO, Thesis SupervisorDr. David E Ruth, Thesis Honors AdvisorMichael Jason Bernstein, Faculty Reader