Buddhist approaches to human rights : : dissonances and resonances / / edited by Carmen Meinert and Hans-Bernd Zöllner.

• TeilnehmendeR: Meinert, Carmen,; Zöllner, Hans-Bernd,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld, Germany : : Transcript Verlag,, [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Der Mensch Im Netz der Kulturen - Humanismus in der Epoche der Globalisierung / Being Human: Caught in the Web of Cultures - Humanism in the Age of Globalization
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 3839412633
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Carmen Meinert and Hans-Bernd Zöllner.

The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the question of how the issues of human rights and Buddhism are related. The question applies both to the violation of basic rights in Buddhist countries and to the defence of those rights which are well-grounded in Buddhist teachings. The volume provides academic essays that reflect this up to now rather neglected issue from the point of view of the three main Buddhist traditions, Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. It provides multi-faceted and surprising insights into a rather unlikely relationship. »[The] transdisciplinary, transcultural, and transreligious approach is the strong point of this book.« Gudula Linck, Internationales Asienforum, 3-4 (2011)