[PDF] Buddhism And Law eBook

Author : Rebecca Redwood French
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521515793

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This volume challenges the concept of Buddhism as an apolitical religion without implications for law.

Author : Benjamin Schonthal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2016-11-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107152232

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Examining Sri Lanka's religious and legal pasts, this is the first extended study of Buddhism and constitutional law.

Author : Edward Conze
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 16,4 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788120801981

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In the Buddhist religion, the Dharma concept of the Buddha is not confined to men, but is taught to all kinds of beings, including ghosts and animals. According to a legend Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of mercy, had taken among the birds the form of a cuckoo- an animal which recommends itself to the Buddhist mind by its attitude to family life. The present book constitutes an English translation of the Tibetan original. In his introduction, Dr. Conze not only sketches the background of the story, but gives extracts from another tibetan Work, originating from the Kagyudpa school of Milarepa, which describes the spiritual antecedents of the cuckoo. The book in spite of its deep content makes a plesent and easy reading. As a work of popular interest, it should be welcomed by scholars as well as by general readers interest in Buddhist literature.

Author : Andrew Bartles-Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 2023-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1003803520

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What guidance can Buddhism provide to those involved in armed conflict and to belligerents who must perhaps kill or be killed or defend their families, communities or countries from attack? How, moreover, does Buddhism compare with international humanitarian law (IHL) – otherwise known as the law of armed conflict – which protects non-combatants and restricts the means and methods of warfare to limit the suffering it causes? Despite the prevalence of armed conflict in parts of the Buddhist world, few contemporary studies have addressed these questions. While there is a wealth of material on Buddhist conflict prevention and resolution, remarkably little attention has been paid to what Buddhism says about the actual conduct of war. IHL is also still relatively little known in the Buddhist world and might not therefore influence the behaviour of belligerents who self-identify as Buddhists and are perhaps more likely to be guided by Buddhist principles. This ground-breaking volume is part of an International Committee of the Red Cross project which seeks to fill this gap by exploring correspondences between Buddhist and IHL principles, and by identifying Buddhist resources to improve compliance with IHL and equivalent Buddhist or humanitarian norms. This book will be of much interest to students and researchers of International Law, Buddhism, Ethics as well as War and Conflict studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Buddhism.