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關鍵詞
Ecology in Hinduism; Ecology in Buddhism; Ecology in India; Sustainable Development in India; Sustainable Development in Southeastern Asia; Pollution in India; Pollution in Southeastern Asia; Environmental Protection in India; Environmental Protection in Southeastern Asia
摘要
What part can Hindu and Buddhist traditions play in resolving the ecological problems facing India and South East Asia? David Gosling's exciting study, based on extensive fieldwork, is of global significance: the creation of more sustainable relationships between people and the natural world is one of the most urgent social and environmental problems of the new millennium. David Gosling looks at the religions historically and from a contemporary perspective.
目次
List of figures x Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiii
1. Introduction 1 The Asian viewpoint 2 Ecology 4 Religion 6 Methodology 8 Main arguments 10 Religion at Rio 13
2. Ecology and Hindu traditions 16 Modes and habitats 17 Nomads and settlers 18 The early Vedic period 21 The Upanishads 24 The post-Vedic period 27 A contemporary appraoch 29
3. Ecology and modern India 34 Extracting resources 35 The Reformers 36 The impact of science 40 Indian scientists 42 Jagadish Chandra Rose 43 Gandhian ethics 45
4. Struggles for the forests 51 The Himalayas 52 Colonial forestry 54 Early opposition 56 Chipko and Appiko 58 SUnderlal Bahuguna 61 Anna Hazare 63
5. Ecology and Buddhism 68 Early Buddhism 69 The Mahayana 72 The spread of Buddhism 74 Southeast Asia 76 Ladakh 78 Bhutan 82
6. Thailand: a case study 86 Environmental parameters 88 Ashoka's legacy 89 Monastic reforms 91 Buddhadasa Bhikkhu 92 SOcial and evironmental activities 96 Urban sects and movements 100 The culture of gender 103
7. India since Independence 110 The secular state 111 'Abolish poverty' 113 Patterns of resource use 116 Environmental politics 118 The Hindu Right 122 Restructuring society 126 Beyond liberalization 131
8. Signs of hope 136 Global-;evel initiatives 137 Personal initiatives 140 North India 143 South India 145 Points of view 148 Karan Signh 148 M.C. Metha 150 Amartya Sen 153 Sacred groves 155
9. Expanding our horizons 159 Priorities and perceptions 159 Religious misconceptions 160 Continuities 162
