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Mahayana, Social Well-being, and the Earth Charter: The Need for Better Group Processes |
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Chappell, David W.
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Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism=西來人間佛教學報
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| Volume | v.5 |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Pages | 100 - 117 |
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| Publisher | International Academy of Buddhism, University of the West |
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http://www.uwest.edu/site/
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| Location | Rosemead, CA, US [柔似蜜, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | Mahayana Buddhism has changed in many ways, but an enduring core is the ideal of the bodhisattva, and the bodhisattva spirit is what inspires Mahayana work for social well-being. Following the model of Ananda Guruge in his book Humanistic Buddhism for Social Well-being, I shall review several scriptural sources along with a case study. By the sixth century in China, the guidelines for bodhisattva practices were outlined in three bodhisattva precept texts – the Universal Bodhisattva Precepts in the Da fangdeng tuoloni jing, the Lay Precepts in the Youposai jie jing, and the Brahma-net Precepts in the Fan-wang jing – but also were expressed in popular social movements such as the Three Levels Sect (sanjiejiao) led by the Buddhist master Master Xinxing (540-597) based on an apocryphal text, the Xiangfa jueyi jing. After reviewing the major Mahayana sources concerned about social well-being in sixth century China, I conclude by proposing that bodhisattva practice in our contemporary world needs new guidelines for community development, such as the principles outlined in the Sarvodaya Shramadana movement and the Earth Charter. |
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| ISSN | 15304108 (P) |
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| Created date | 2014.08.08 |
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| Modified date | 2020.04.09 |
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