David R. Loy, Faculty of International Studies, Bunkyo University; loy@shonan.bunkyo.ac.jp
關鍵詞
Ethics; Justice; Killing; Law
摘要
This article considers how Buddhist perspectives on crime and punishment support the contemporary movement toward restorative (in place of retributive) justice. It begins by examining the two Pāli suttas that most directly address these issues: the Angulimala Sutta, about the reform of a serial killer, and the Lion’s Roar Sutta, about the responsibility of a ruler. Then it looks at the Vinaya, which has many implications for our understanding of motivation and reform, and finally at traditional Tibet to see how its criminal justice system embodied these Buddhist perspectives. It concludes with some reflections on why our present criminal justice systems serve the purposes of the state better than the needs of offenders and their victims.
目次
Abstract 145 The Angulimala Sutta 149 The lion's Roar Sutta 151 The Vinaya 154 Tibetan Justice 159 A Genealogy of Justice 162 Notes 165 Bibliography 167
