Engaged Buddhism : Buddhist liberation movements in Asia

Engaged Buddhism : Buddhist liberation movements in Asia / edited by Christopher S. Queen and Sallie B. King.

This is the first comprehensive study of socially and politically engaged Buddhism in the lands of its origin. Nine accounts of contemporary movements in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan are framed by interpretive essays. The historical development and institutional form...

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Other Authors: Queen, Christopher S., 1945- (Editor), King, Sallie B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [1996]
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subjects:
Buddhism > Social aspects > Asia.
Buddhism > Social aspects
Buddhismus
Politische Bewegung
Nationalbewegung
Soziales Engagement
Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
Boeddhisme.
Bevrijdingsbewegingen.
Asia
Asien
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the shapes and sources of engaged Buddhism ; Dr. Ambedkar and the hermeneutics of Buddhist liberation / Christopher S. Queen
  • TBMSG : a Dhamma revolution in contemporary India / Alan Sponberg
  • A.T. Ariyaratne and the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka / George D. Bond
  • Buddhadasa Bhikkhu : life and society through the natural eyes of voidness / Santikaro Bhikkhu
  • Sulak Sivaraksa's Buddhist vision for renewing society / Donald K. Swearer
  • Buddhist women and the nuns' order in Asia / Nancy J. Barnes
  • Buddhist principles in the Tibetan Liberation Movement / José Ignacio Cabezón
  • Thich Nhat Hanh and the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam : nondualism in action / Sallie B. King
  • The Soka Gakkai : Buddhism and the creation of a harmonious and peaceful society / Daniel A. Metraux
  • Conclusion : Buddhist social activism / Sallie B. King.

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