Socially Engaged Buddhism / / ed. by Sallie B. King.

Socially Engaged Buddhism is an introduction to the contemporary movement of Buddhists, East and West, who actively engage with the problems of the world-social, political, economic, and environmental-on the basis of Buddhist ideas, values, and spirituality. Sallie B. King, one of North America'...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Dimensions of Asian Spirituality ; 13
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Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.) :; 10 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Editor's Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER 1. Introduction
  • CHAPTER 2. Philosophy and Ethics
  • CHAPTER 3. Spirituality
  • CHAPTER 4 .War and Peace
  • CHAPTER 5. Economics
  • CHAPTER 6. Ecology
  • CHAPTER 7. Human Rights and Criminal Justice
  • CHAPTER 8. Challenging Tradition
  • CHAPTER 9. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • For Further Reading
  • Index
  • About the Author