Concept of Compassion in Buddhism, Its Ethical Implication in the Contemporary World

Abstract

Buddhism is often considered as a path for purification vissudhimagga. During an era of empire building and extreme asceticism, it advocated a middle path based on moral perfection. Compassion in Buddhism enjoys an exalted position and its embodiment, Bodhisattva is highly venerated. This concept finds its applicability more in the contemporary era of materialistic race and political chaos, degrading social norms and decaying moral values. This paper is an attempt to analyze the possibility of compassion as a tool to restore peace and prosperity in the contemporary world. Keywords: Compassion, Buddhism, Violence, materialistic race, global peace, humanity, terrorism. DOI : 10.7176/JCSD/49-04 Publication date :June 30 th 2019