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Can Killing a Living Being Ever Be an Act of Compassion? The Analysis of the Act of Killing in the Abhidhamma and Pali Commentaries |
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Gethin, Rupert
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| Source |
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
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| Volume | v.11 |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Pages | 167 - 202 |
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| Publisher | Department of History & Religious Studies Program , The Pennsylvania State University |
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http://history.psu.edu
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| Location | University Park, PA, US |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Rupert Gethin, University of Bristol |
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| Keyword | 佛教人物=Buddhist; 慈悲心=Compassion=Metta=Loving Kindness=Maitri |
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| Abstract | In the Theravadin exegetical tradition, the notion that intentionally killing a living being is wrong involves a claim that when certain mental states (such as compassion) are present in the mind, it is simply impossible that one could act in certain ways (such as to intentionally kill). Contrary to what Keown has claimed, the only criterion for judging whether an act is "moral" (kusala) or "immoral" (akusala) in Indian systematic Buddhist thought is the quality of the intention that motivates it. The idea that killing a living being might be a solution to the problem of suffering runs counter to the Buddhist emphasis on dukkha as a reality that must be understood. The cultivation of friendliness in the face of suffering is seen as something that can bring beneficial effects for self and others in a situation where it might seem that compassion should lead one to kill.
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| Table of contents | Killing and Buddhist Ethics 167
The Vinaya Rules 169
The Commentarial Discussion 171
The Intention to Kill: The Abhidhamma Perspective 174
Compassion as a Motive for Killing 178
The Significance of Metta 185
Beyond the Theravada: The Sarvastivada and the Upayakausalya Sutra 188
Conclusion 189
Abbreviations 190
Notes 193
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| ISSN | 10769005 (E) |
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| Hits | 991 |
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| Created date | 2004.12.10
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| Modified date | 2017.07.11 |
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