...This chapter examines Buddhist, Western, and hybrid perspectives on liberty rights and economic rights. In particular, it considers the debate among contemporary Buddhist philosophers and commentators on Buddhist ethics as to whether a robust conception of human rights can be derived from...

... without remark or explicitly dismissed as irrelevant. And yet in the predominant ethical traditions of Asia, compassion is centrally important. This is clearly the case in Buddhist ethics, and compassion plays a similarly indispensable role in Confucian and Daoist ethics. This book seeks to explain why...

... the importance of Ichikawa's writings, this book is the first to outline his critique. In addition to detailing the actions and ideology of Imperial-Way Zen and Ichikawa's ripostes to them, the book offers reflections on Buddhist ethics in light of the phenomenon. It devotes chapters to outlining Buddhist...

... Sarvodaya Shramadana Buddhist teachings Engaged Buddhism Buddhist philosophy Buddhist ethics Karma The Four Noble Truths As we have seen, Engaged Buddhism is a noncentralized movement that emerged in response to multiple crises in modern Asia. The leaders and groups that make up the movement all draw...

... the stock set of crimes of which Mahādeva is accused. Interestingly, no great stress is put on his incest, the focus being rather on his murders (for having murdered his father, he goes on to kill a Buddhist saint and his mother as well). The overwhelmingly positive nature of Buddhist ethics is highlighted...

...This chapter addresses the question of whether elements in Buddhist ethics may have moderated Buddhist nationalism by examining its first precept, compassion, negation, and monastic values. It argues that these criteria do not necessarily provide an internal mechanism for criticizing the kind...