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Inner Peace, World Peace Essays on Buddhism and Nonviolence
Author Kraft, Kenneth
Date2000
Pages166
PublisherState University of New York Press
Publisher Url http://www.sunypress.edu/default.aspx
LocationAlbany, NY, US [奧爾巴尼, 紐約州, 美國]
SeriesSUNY series in Buddhist studies
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
NoteOclc; Electronic book.
Kenneth Kraft is Associate Professor of Religion Studies at Lehigh University. He is the author of Eloquent Zen: Daito and Early Japanese Zen and the editor of Zen: Tradition and Transition
KeywordPeace in Buddhism; Nonviolence in Buddhism; Buddhism in Social Aspects
AbstractWhat can one person do to foster world peace? How does one person's state of mind affect the state of the world? How can the ideal of nonviolence be manifested in daily life? Buddhists have been exploring questions like these for twenty-five centuries, and they are still timely today.
Inner Peace, World Peace is the first work in any western language to examine the Buddhist approach to nonviolence. Well-known Buddhist scholars, a noted authority on nonviolent struggle, a prominent Thai Buddhist activist, and other leaders in their fields collaborate to show the contemporary relevance of the Buddhist tradition. The authors also discuss a new international movement known as "socially engaged Buddhism."
"The authors have taken risks. It is good to see mature and well-known Buddhist scholars taking personal positions on these matters instead of hiding behind their scholarship." -- Graeme MacQueen, Centre for Peace Studies, McMaster University.
Table of contentsIntroduction / Kenneth Kraft 1
1. Prospects of a Socially Engaged Buddhism / Kenneth Kraft 11
2. Nonviolence and the Self in Early Buddhism / Luis O. Gomez 31
3. Nonviolence to Animals in Buddhism and Jainism / Christopher Chapple 49
4. Exemplars of Nonviolence in Theravada Buddhism / Donald K. Swearer 63
5. Tibet and the Monastic Army of Peace / Robert A. F. Thurman 77
6. The Impact of Christianity on Buddhist Nonviolence in the West / Cynthia Eller 91
7. Nonviolent Struggle: An Effective Alternative / Gene Sharp 111
8. Buddhism and Contemporary International Trends / Sulak Sivaraksa 127
Contributors 139
Index 141
ISBN0585088071 (E); 9780791409695 (hc); 9780791409701 (pbk)
Hits565
Created date2000.03.11
Modified date2014.06.24



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