Buddhist visions of the good life for all
Introduction / Sallie B. King -- Part I. The Ancient Buddhist World: 1. A Map of the Good Life: The Thirty-Eight Blessings of the Maṅgala Sutta / Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi -- 2. Compassion Blesses the Compassionate: The Basis of Human Flourishing in Buddhist Thought and Practice / Stephen Jenkins -- Part...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge critical studies in Buddhism
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
/ Good living
/ Geschichte 1900-
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Buddhism Social aspects B Quality of life Religious aspects Buddhism |
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Table of Contents |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic Erscheint auch als: 9781000393590 |
| Summary: | Introduction / Sallie B. King -- Part I. The Ancient Buddhist World: 1. A Map of the Good Life: The Thirty-Eight Blessings of the Maṅgala Sutta / Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi -- 2. Compassion Blesses the Compassionate: The Basis of Human Flourishing in Buddhist Thought and Practice / Stephen Jenkins -- Part II. The Contemporary Buddhist World: 3. Ambedkar's Buddhist Vision: A Social Democratic Republic / Christopher Queen -- 4. The Good Life as Envisioned by A.T. Ariyaratne and the Sarvodaya Movement / George D. Bond -- 5. The Development of Wellbeing: Gross National Happiness and Bhutan's Vision for the Ideal Society / Barbra Clayton -- 6. The Good Life: A Tibetan Understanding / Jay L. Garfield -- 7. Venerable Pomnyun's Jungto Society: A Buddhist Activist Movement in South Korea / Sujung Kim-- 8. Thich Nhat Hanh and the Nonviolent Society / Sallie B. King -- 9. Tzu Chi: Buddhist Compassion Relief and the Bodhisattva Path to a Good Society / Richard Madsen -- 10. Japan's Soka Gakkai: Transforming the Human Spirit to Save Humanity from Itself / Daniel A. Métraux -- 11. Gary Snyder's Vision / Christopher Ives -- 12. Mutual Morality: Joanna Macy's Vision of the Great Turning / Stephanie Kaza -- Index. "This book analyzes what Buddhism has to offer in envisioning the possibilities of "living well" here and now for individuals, society as a whole, all sentient beings and the planet itself. From the perspectives of a variety of Buddhist thinkers, the book evaluates what a good life is like, what is desirable for human society, and ways in which we should live in and with the natural world. By examining this-worldly Buddhist philosophy and movements in India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Tibetan diaspora, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the United States, the book assesses what Buddhists offer for the building of a Good society. It explores the proposals and programs made by progressive and widely influential lay and monastic thinkers and activists, as well as the works of movement leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, for the social, economic, political and environmental systems in their various countries. Demonstrating that Buddhism is not solely a path for the realization of nirvana, but also a way of living well here and now, this book will be of interest to researchers working on contemporary and modern Buddhism, Buddhism and society, Asian religion and Engaged Buddhism"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0367561816 |