Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2140249
J. Morris
deity who promotes personal wealth: Although he is old and ugly, he has a young wife and becomes rich in the Jātaka. Furthermore Bowie reports on the revival of the ceremonies or festivals regarding the Vessantarajātaka in modern Thai society. The promotion of tourism and cultural heritage is the main reason for this revival. In such cases Jūjaka no longer plays an important role. In the conclusion Bowie briefly looks back on what she aims at in this book and ends by emphasizing the diversity of possible interpretations of the Vessantarajātaka as well as the ambiguity of its teaching. Finally a few minor points needing correction are here enumerated:
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Pub Date : 2022-05-30DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2076014
Patricia Guernelli Palazzo Tsai
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Pub Date : 2022-05-20DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2067937
Chandra Chiara Ehm
ecularizing Buddhism: New Perspectives on a Dynamic Tradition uses contemporary and historical perspectives to map out the diversity of secularization processes in Buddhism, and introduces crucial topics for scholars and Buddhist practitioners interested in the secularization discourse. This collection of thirteen essays includes perspectives and in-depth analyses by contemporary academic scholars and Buddhist practitioners, both lay and monastic, covering disciplines and subject areas such as Buddhist studies, religious studies, social sciences, psychology, education, psychotherapy, economics, management, and material culture. The book’s main goal is to provide a “snapshot that is multidimensional in nature” (6), and to address an intended readership of academic scholars and Buddhist practitioners. Both objectives are achieved through the diversity of subject areas covered and contributors included. this tangled conceptual wood” concepts.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-02DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780195393521-0267
Frank Usarski
The study of Buddhism in Latin America, which had been lacking in other Western countries, has improved considerably in the last two decades. The main reason for the initial lack of attention is the numerically modest presence of Buddhists in the region. Buddhists are greatly outnumbered by members of the Catholic church and evangelical denominations, and there is a disproportionate focus by Latin American scholars who privilege topics related to Catholicism and Pentecostalism and tend to dismiss “marginal” religions including Buddhism. Furthermore, European and North American scholars of religion are often less interested in issues related to Latin America. The present bibliography reflects this lack of attention. Due to the relatively small circle of researchers interested in the field, some authors appear more than once in the listed references. Since the topic of Buddhism in Latin America is not very popular, publishing companies are not very keen to bring such scholarship to the market. To compensate for this omission, the reader of this bibliography will find, in addition to monographs, collected works, chapters, and journal articles. a number of relevant academic theses. This variety of publication formats should not distract from the central fact that not all aspects of the issue are equaly represented by the existing literature. Some Latin American countries, as well as specific Buddhist traditions and schools, are overrepresented. While there are many publications regarding Buddhism in Brazil and—to a lesser extent—in Argentina and Mexico, available material regarding other countries is scarce. The same is true for transnational and regional studies. Among the Buddhist schools, Soka Gakkai has received the greatest attention. Zen and Tibetan Buddhism have also been studied in some detail, more so than other branches. Under these conditions, this bibliography is organized according to the main thematical focuses of the selected publications. Besides overviews of the research on Buddhism in Latin America mentioned in the the opening section, Research on Buddhism in Latin America, the sources are categorized under the primary headings Historically Orientated Studies, Geographically Orientated Studies, and Systematically Orientated Studies. In several cases, the association of a publication to one of these categorizations may be ambiguous. To add an essay about Soka Gakkai in Argentina in the first decades after its appearance under Systematically Orientated Studies, for example, is arbitrary and demands from a reader, particularly one who is interested in one specific category, to be alert for complementary suggestions in other parts of the bibliography.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-22DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780195393521-0272
Anna Halafoff
Buddhism comprised 2.4 percent of the Australian population at the most recent census in 2016. While reflection on Buddhism’s growth in Australia is recorded as early as 1961, the first major body of work in the field was documentation of the early history in Buddhism in Australia, 1848–1988 (Croucher 1989 [cited under History]). The study of Buddhism in Australia has grown since the 1990s, with a small number of books and academic theses now available. An edited volume, Buddhism in Australia: Traditions in Change (Rocha and Barker 2011) [cited under Overviews]) provides a significant addition in showcasing a broad range of work from researchers and leading teachers. “Bibliography: Buddhism in Australia” (Fitzpatrick, et al. 2012 [cited under History]) provides a bibliography of all the works in the field that records more than ninety academic publications and forty other resources. A total of forty of these were completed between 2003 and 2012, and it would be reasonable to assume that approximately forty more have been added from 2012 to 2021, suggesting that there are now more than 175 studies relevant to this field. This review of key works in the field focuses on five areas: Overviews, History, Major Schools, Buddhist Identity, and Expressions of Buddhism. The history section ranges from historical overviews to community profiles, culminating in the exploration in “The Buddhist Council of Victoria and the Challenges of Recognizing Buddhism as a Religion in Australia” (Cousens 2011 [cited under History]) on the efforts to encourage government recognition of Buddhism as a designated religion in Australia. As for many countries in Europe and North America, a wide range of Buddhist schools took root through various means, and examination of these has increased to enable the section on major schools to encompass at least one work on most major traditions, often by researchers who are also practitioners. Consideration of the diversity of Buddhist traditions represented in Australia leads into the section Buddhist Identity, which includes studies on both immigrant identity and conversion in relation to Buddhist practice. The final section contains references dealing with how aspects of Buddhist teachings have been expressed in practice, including feminism, engaged Buddhism, and incorporation into Australian education systems. “Women and Ultramodern Buddhism in Australia” (Halafoff, et al. 2018 [cited under Expressions of Buddhism]) provides a valuable update and new perspective on the role of women in Australian Buddhist history, and The Buddha Is in the Street: Engaged Buddhism in Australia (Sherwood 2003 [cited under Expressions of Buddhism]) illustrates expressions of engaged Buddhism in the Australian context.
在2016年的最近一次人口普查中，佛教占澳大利亚人口的2.4%。虽然早在1961年就对佛教在澳大利亚的发展进行了反思，但该领域的第一个主要工作是记录了澳大利亚佛教的早期历史，1848-1988 (Croucher 1989[引自history])。自20世纪90年代以来，澳大利亚对佛教的研究有所增长，现在有少量的书籍和学术论文。《澳大利亚的佛教:变化中的传统》(Rocha and Barker, 2011)[引自《概览》]是一本编辑过的书，在展示研究人员和主要教师的广泛工作方面提供了重要的补充。“参考书目:澳大利亚的佛教”(Fitzpatrick, et al. 2012[引自History])提供了该领域所有著作的参考书目，记录了90多种学术出版物和40多种其他资源。其中共有40项研究是在2003年至2012年之间完成的，可以合理地假设，从2012年到2021年，又增加了大约40项研究，这表明现在有超过175项研究与该领域相关。本综述集中在五个方面:概述、历史、主要流派、佛教认同和佛教表达。历史部分从历史概述到社区概况，在“维多利亚州佛教委员会和在澳大利亚承认佛教为宗教的挑战”(Cousens 2011年[引自历史])中探索了鼓励政府承认佛教为澳大利亚指定宗教的努力。在欧洲和北美的许多国家，各种各样的佛教流派通过各种方式扎根，对这些流派的审查已经增加，使主要流派的部分至少包含了一部关于大多数主要传统的著作，通常是由研究人员也是实践者。考虑到澳大利亚所代表的佛教传统的多样性，可以进入佛教身份部分，其中包括与佛教实践有关的移民身份和皈依的研究。最后一部分包含了关于佛教教义在实践中如何表达的参考资料，包括女权主义、佛教参与以及融入澳大利亚教育体系。“澳大利亚的女性和超现代佛教”(Halafoff等人，2018年[引自佛教的表达])为女性在澳大利亚佛教历史中的角色提供了有价值的更新和新视角，而佛陀在街上:澳大利亚的佛教(Sherwood 2003年[引自佛教的表达])说明了澳大利亚背景下的佛教表达。
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2134538
Ha Vinh Tho, Edith Favoreu, Noel Maurer Trew
ABSTRACT In this paper, we will highlight the correspondences between the Socially Engaged Buddhism movement, especially as defined in the practice of the late Thich Nhat Hanh, and the core principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence originally adopted by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. These principles also underpin the neutral, impartial and independent approach to humanitarian action, used by agencies working under the auspices of the United Nations’ Inter-Agency Standing Committee and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, along with those who have signed the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations in Disaster Relief. We hope this paper is a modest but useful contribution to create better understanding and to generate dialogue among different stakeholders in the humanitarian field, particularly in the context of armed conflict.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2038024
A. Tilakaratne
ABSTRACT This article argues that within Buddhism, the ethical principles of those aiming at better rebirths within the round of rebirths (saṃsāra), and those aiming at nirvana, the transcending of this, should be clearly distinguished. The ethics of the nirvana seeker, mostly monks and nuns, has no place for war and violence, while the more worldly concerns of other Buddhists allow some engagement in defensive wars while seeking to minimise suffering, in line with international humanitarian law. It is argued that the lay Buddhist’s emphasis is on avoiding evil (pāpa) and doing what is ‘meritorious’ (puñña), i.e. bringing happy results within this and future lives. ‘Meritorious’ acts are ‘good’ by worldly standards but are not the same as a nirvana-seeker’s ‘skilful’ (kusala) action, which should always be non-violent. This is not to say, however, that a lay Buddhist may not also perform some genuinely skilful actions.
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