Culturally responsive evaluation recognises the existence of diverse ontologies and epistemologies or understandings of existence and ways that people know, reason and perceive the world respectively. Its exponents argue that these should be reflected in evaluation practice. Buddhism has a significant global influence today, particularly in some countries in South East and East Asia, where it is practised by a large majority of the population. In this article, we suggest an applied approach to culturally responsive evaluation by first analysing the ontologies and epistemologies underpinning Buddhism and the Most Significant Change technique, a participatory method for monitoring and evaluation that involves the collection of stories of significant change. We then identify where these converge and diverge. Finally, we suggest practical ways in which the Most Significant Change technique could be adapted to enhance its compatibility with a Buddhist world view.

中文翻译：

---

佛教评价：将佛教世界观应用于最显着的变化技术

文化响应性评估承认存在不同的本体论和认识论或对存在的理解以及人们分别认识、推理和感知世界的方式。它的支持者认为这些应该反映在评估实践中。佛教在今天具有重大的全球影响力，特别是在东南亚和东亚的一些国家，那里的大多数人口都信奉佛教。在本文中，我们通过首先分析支撑佛教的本体论和认识论以及最显着变化技术（一种参与式监测和评估方法，涉及收集重大变化的故事），提出了一种文化响应评估的应用方法。然后我们确定这些收敛和发散的地方。最后，