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Peer Review of Data and Concepts of Research Project Name of Author __________________________________ Reviewer’s Name _________________________________

1. List the concepts the author includes in this portion of the paper. 2. How well does the author explain/define her/his concepts? How might the

author improve their explanation/definition of each of those concepts? 3. How well has the author studied/measured each concept? (In other words,

is the author’s methodological approach an appropriate fit for studying each of the concepts? If not, provide an alternative.)

4. What is one way the author might conduct her/his research given the current circumstances and limitations (i.e., not being able to do in-person visits or interviews)?

Please type your responses to each of the above items in the space below.

1) Although not clearly stated, from my understanding, two concepts used to

understand Buddhism and some borrowed religious procedures from Islam and Christianity are meaning and sociological imagination. You can also use other concepts such as collective effervescence, secularization or implosion if you like.

2) I think D needs to clearly specify her concepts so that a reader is not trying to piece it together. She needs to fully explain the definition of the concepts and how it may be used in Buddhism and potentially provide examples from what she may find on the religious website to illustrate her point. For example: Collective effervescence, one of five concepts being studied to understand Buddhism, is a sociological term used to depict groups bubbling up/coming together to share common religious ground. In my research I found ​ ……………………..​ to be a representation of collective effervescence in which my literature review supports or opposes.

3) I think D picked great methodological approaches for her research but now that we will be unable to further visit our sites, deeply analyzing the website and providing understanding of her concepts through her findings will be a good form of content.

4) As stated in number 3, I think the religious website will be a great place for analysis for the remainder of our research project. How Buddhism is

illustrated to her can be ways to interpret as well as finding literature review that may support her findings on the website. Defining religion was very good, but we want to know more about Buddhism, what they practice, how they practice, how they interpret life and their daily practices/regulations. How may literature review support or go against what you found on the website? Also, take a look at their services online, what events they host and their religious calendar. These are good ways of understanding what they are about and searching those religious practices online will be a good way to understand the material clearly.