“Self and other” themes, [including benefit, interest, protection, goal, exchange, sameness,] demonstrate the centrality of distinct beings and their self-interest and undermine the idea that selflessness or emptiness are keys to understanding Buddhist ethics. Self and other benefit are interrelated in a productive paradox, in which compassion benefits the compassionate.
目次
1. Introduction 143 2. Methodology 143 3. Ontology 145 4. The Personal Benefits of Compassion 147 5. Protection of Self and Other 150 6. Benefit of Self and Other 151 7. Brief comments on the exchange and sameness of self and other 162 8. Conclusions 164
