Being Benevolence: The Social Ethics of Engaged Buddhism 9780824861629

Engaged Buddhism is the contemporary movement of nonviolent social and political activism found throughout the Buddhist

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English Pages 314 [312] Year 2005

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Sallie B. King

Table of contents :
Contents
Series Editor’s Preface
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Building from Tradition
3. Engaged Buddhist Ethical Theory
4. Individual and Society
5. Human Rights
6. Nonviolence and Its Limits
7. Justice/Reconciliation
8. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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