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Environmental Ethics in Buddhism: A Virtues Approach

Environmental Ethics in Buddhism: A Virtues Approach

Sahni, Pragati

Paperback

Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

BuddhismGeneral Eastern ReligionsGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0415544726
ISBN13: 9780415544726
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 1 2009
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Environmental Ethics in Buddhism presents a logical and thorough examination of the metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature. The author determines the meaning of nature in the early Buddhist context from general Buddhist teachings on dhamma, paticcasamuppada, samsara and the cosmogony of the Agganna Sutta. Consequently, the author shows that early Buddhism can be understood as an environmental virtue ethics. To illustrate this dimension, the Jatakas are used as a source. These are a collection of over five hundred folk tales, which also belong to early Buddhist literature. This work gives an innovative approach to the subject, which puts forward a distinctly Buddhist environmental ethics that is in harmony with traditional teachings as well as adaptable and flexible in addressing environmental problems.

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