Format:
1 Online-Ressource (248 Seiten)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
ISBN:
9783839412633
Series Statement:
Being human: caught in the web of cultures - humanism in the age of globalization Volume 3
Content:
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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783837612639
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Buddhist approaches to human rights Bielefeld : Transcript-Verl., 2010 ISBN 9783837612639
Additional Edition:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Buddhist approaches to human rights Bielefeld : Transcript-Verl., 2010 ISBN 9783837612639
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Menschenrecht
;
Buddhismus
;
Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.14361/9783839412633
Author information:
Meinert, Carmen 1969-
Author information:
Zöllner, Hans-Bernd 1942-
