Being Benevolence: The Social Ethics of Engaged BuddhismUniversity of Hawaii Press, 2005 M06 30 - 312 páginas 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 the other. Its leaders make some of the most important contributions in the Buddhist world to thinking about issues in political theory, human rights, nonviolence, and social justice. |
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
Building from Tradition | 12 |
Engaged Buddhist Ethical Theory | 42 |
Individual and Society | 87 |
Human Rights | 118 |
Nonviolence and Its Limits | 164 |
JusticeReconciliation | 202 |
Conclusion | 229 |
Notes | 251 |
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