Buddhist Visions of the Good Life for All
Cover -- Half-Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I The ancient Buddhist world -- 1 A map of the good life: The 38 blessings of the Maṅgala Sutta -- 2 Compassion blesses...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
/ Good living
/ Geschichte 1900-
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Electronic books B Buddhism-Social aspects B Quality of life-Religious aspects-Buddhism |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780367561819 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half-Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I The ancient Buddhist world -- 1 A map of the good life: The 38 blessings of the Maṅgala Sutta -- 2 Compassion blesses the compassionate: The basis of human flourishing in Buddhist thought and practice -- PART II The contemporary Buddhist world -- 3 Ambedkar's Buddhist vision: A social democratic republic -- 4 The good life as envisioned by A. T. Ariyaratne and the Sarvodaya movement -- 5 The development of well-being: Gross National Happiness and Bhutan's vision for the ideal society -- 6 The good life: A Tibetan understanding -- 7 Venerable Pomnyun's Jungto Society: A Buddhist activist movement in South Korea -- 8 Thich Nhat Hanh and the nonviolent society -- 9 Tzu Chi: Buddhist compassion relief and the bodhisattva path to a good society -- 10 Japan's Soka Gakkai: Transforming the human spirit to save humanity from itself -- 11 Gary Snyder's vision -- 12 Mutual morality: Joanna Macy's vision of the Great Turning -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 1000393593 |