Being benevolence: the social ethics of engaged Buddhism

"Engaged Buddhism is the contemporary movement of nonviolent social and political activism found throughout the Buddhist world. Its ethical theory sees the world in terms of cause and effect, a view that discourages its practitioners from becoming adversaries, blaming or condemning one another....

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1. Verfasser: King, Sallie B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu Univ. of Hawaiì Press 2005
Schriftenreihe:Topics in contemporary Buddhism
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Zusammenfassung:"Engaged Buddhism is the contemporary movement of nonviolent social and political activism found throughout the Buddhist world. Its ethical theory sees the world in terms of cause and effect, a view that discourages its practitioners from becoming adversaries, blaming or condemning one another. Its leaders include the Dalai Lama, head of the Tibetan liberation movement; Thich Nhat Hanh, a principal strategist of the Buddhist anti-war movement; A. T. Aryaratne, founder of Sri Lanka's grassroots development and peace movement; Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's democracy movement; and Venerable Maha Ghosananda, "the Cambodian Gandhi" and head of the Buddhist effort to heal that war torn country."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIII, 291 S.
ISBN:082482864X

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