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This book highlights what Buddhism has to offer for living well here and now—for individuals society as a whole all sentient beings and the planet itself. From the perspectives of a variety of Buddhist thinkers the book evaluates what a good life is like what is desirable for human society and ways in which we should live in and with the natural world. By examining this-worldly Buddhist philosophy and movements in India Sri Lanka Bhutan the Tibetan diaspora Korea Taiwan Japan and the United States the book assesses what Buddhists offer for the building of a good society. It explores the proposals and programs made by progressive and widely influential lay and monastic thinkers and activists as well as the works of movement leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar for the social economic political and environmental systems in their various countries. Demonstrating that Buddhism is not solely a path for the realization of nirvana but also a way of living well here and now this book will be of interest to researchers working on contemporary and modern Buddhism Buddhism and society Asian religion and Engaged Buddhism. | Buddhist Visions of the Good Life for All
Routledge Buddhist Visions Of The Good Life For All 09780367607685
This book highlights what Buddhism has to offer for living well here and now—for individuals society as a whole all sentient beings and the planet itself. From the perspectives of a variety of Buddhist thinkers the book evaluates what a good life is like what is desirable for human society and ways in which we should live in and with the natural world. By examining this-worldly Buddhist philosophy and movements in India Sri Lanka Bhutan the Tibetan diaspora Korea Taiwan Japan and the United States the book assesses what Buddhists offer for the building of a good society. It explores the proposals and programs made by progressive and widely influential lay and monastic thinkers and activists as well as the works of movement leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar for the social economic political and environmental systems in their various countries. Demonstrating that Buddhism is not solely a path for the realization of nirvana but also a way of living well here and now this book will be of interest to researchers working on contemporary and modern Buddhism Buddhism and society Asian religion and Engaged Buddhism. | Buddhist Visions of the Good Life for All
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