Buddhist Approaches to Human Rights: Dissonances and Resonances

The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the question of how the issues of human rights and Buddhism are related. The question applies both to the viola...

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Beteiligte: Meinert, Carmen 1969- (BeteiligteR) ; Zöllner, Hans-Bernd 1942- (BeteiligteR)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Bielefeld transcript Verlag [2010]
In:Jahr: 2010
Ausgabe:1. Aufl
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Der Mensch im Netz der Kulturen - Humanismus in der Epoche der Globalisierung / Being Human: Caught in the Web of Cultures - Humanism in the Age of Globalization 3
weitere Schlagwörter:B Human Rights Religious aspects Buddhism
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Zusammenfassung:The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the question of how the issues of human rights and Buddhism are related. The question applies both to the violation of basic rights in Buddhist countries and to the defence of those rights which are well-grounded in Buddhist teachings. The volume provides academic essays that reflect this up to now rather neglected issue from the point of view of the three main Buddhist traditions, Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. It provides multi-faceted and surprising insights into a rather unlikely relationship
Beschreibung:open access
Medienart:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:3839412633
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.14361/9783839412633