Action dharma : new studies in engaged Buddhism

Keown, Damien, 1951- (Added Author). Prebish, Charles S. (Added Author). Queen, Christopher S., 1945- (Added Author).

Summary: Action Dharma charts the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Fourteen new essays treat the historical origins, global range, teachings and practices, and leaders and organizations that make up the latest turning of the Dharma. Environmentalism and peace walks through the minefields of Southeast Asia, the future of the 'untouchables' of Japan, and outreach to minorities and inmates of the criminal justice system in the West are some of the challenging topics considered.

Record details

ISBN: 9780700715947
ISBN: 9780700715930
ISBN: 0700715940
ISBN: 0700715932
ISBN: 9781136803826
ISBN: 9780203827789
ISBN: 1136803823
ISBN: 0203827783
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 365 pages)
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Computer data.
Publisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.20 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Do bodhisattvas relieve poverty? / Stephen Jenkins -- D�ogen's ceasless practice / Daniel Zelinski -- Nichiren's activist heirs S�oka Gakkai, Rissh�o Kosekai, Nipponzan My�oh�oji / Jacqueline I. Stone -- Buddhism and development the ecology monks of Thailand / Susan M. Darlington -- Maha Ghosananda as a contemplative social activist / Matthew Weiner -- Sarvodaya Shramadana's quest for peace / George D. Bond -- Buddhist Tsu-Chi foundation of Taiwan / C. Julia Huang -- Social engagement in South Korean Buddhism / Frank Tedesco -- Buddhism and the burukamin oppression or liberation? / Leslie A. Alldritt -- Engaged and meditating Vipassana Hawaii's Burmese connection / Harriet Kirkley -- Widening the circles communities of color and Western Buddhist convert sanghas / Sharon Smith -- Sumbol [i.e. Symbol] and narration in Buddhist prison ministry / Virginia Cohn Parkum and J. Anthony Stultz -- Engaged Buddhist ethics mistaking the boat for the shore / James E. Deitrick -- Does Buddhism need human rights? / Derek S. Jeffreys -- Engaged Buddhism new and inproved? / Thomas Freeman Yarnall.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.