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Action dharma : new studies in engaged Buddhism

Author: Christopher S Queen; Charles S Prebish; Damien Keown
Publisher: New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Series: RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
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These essays chart the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Engaged Buddhists have sought new ways to  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher S Queen; Charles S Prebish; Damien Keown
ISBN: 0700715932 9780700715930 0700715940 9780700715947
OCLC Number: 54499100
Description: xix, 365 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Christopher Queen, Introduction Part I - Historical Roots 2. Stephen Jenkins, Do Bodhisattvas Relieve Poverty? 3. Daniel Zelinski, Dogen's Ceaseless Practice 4. Jacqueline I. Stone, Nichiren's Activist Heirs: Soka Gakkai, Rissho Kosekai, Nipponzan Myohoji Part II - Asian Developments 5. Susan M. Darlington, Buddhism and Development: The Ecology Monks of Thailand 6. Matthew Weiner, Contemplative Social Action: The Peacework of Maha Ghosanda 7. George D. Bond, The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement's Quest for Peace 8. C. Julia Huang, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation in Taiwan 9. Frank Tedesco, Social Engagement in South Korean Buddhism 10. Leslie D. Alldrit, The Burakumin: Oppression or Liberation in Buddhism? Part III - Western Frontiers 11. Harriet Kirkley, Engaged and Meditating: Vipassana Hawaii's Burmese Connection 12. Sharon Smith, Widening the Circle: Black Communities and Western Buddhist Convert Sanghas 13. Virginia Cohn Parkum and J. Anthony Stulz, Symbol and Narration in Buddhist Prison Ministry Part IV - Three Critiques 14. James E. Deitrick, Engaged Buddhist Ethics: Mistaking the Boat for the Shore 15. Derek S. Jeffreys, Does Buddhism Need Human Rights? 16. Thomas Freeman Yarnall, Engaged Buddhism: New and Improved?
Series Title: RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
Responsibility: edited by Christopher Queen, Charles Prebish & Damien Keown.

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