
A Comprehensive Overview Of The Study Of Buddhist Ethics In The Twenty-first Century. Introduction / Daniel Cozort And James Mark Shields -- Part I. Foundations. 1. Karma / Peter Harvey -- 2. The Bodhisattva Precepts / Paul Groner -- 3. Ethics, Meditation, And Wisdom / Justin S. Whitaker And Douglass Smith -- Part Ii. Ethics And Buddhist Traditions. 4. Moral Development In The Jātakas, Avadānas, And Pāli Nikāyas / Martin T. Adam -- 5. The Vinaya / Charles S. Prebish -- 6. Bhikṣuṇī Ordination / Bhikkhu Anālayo -- 7. The Changing Way Of The Bodhisattva: Superheroes, Saints, And Social Workers / Barbra Clayton -- 8. Madhyamaka Ethics / Bronwyn Finnigan -- 9. Ethics In Pure Land Schools / Michael Conway -- 10. A Perspective On Ethics In The Lotus Sūtra / Gene Reeves -- 11. Ethics In Zen / Christopher Ives -- 12. Tantric Ethics / Gareth Sparham -- 13. Buddhist Ethics In South And Southeast Asia / Juliana Essen -- 14. East Asian Buddhist Ethics / Richard Madsen -- 15. Buddhist Ethics In Contemporary Tibet / Holly Gayley -- Part Iii. Comparative Perspectives. 16. Buddhist Ethics Compared To Western Ethics / Sīlavādin Meynard Vasen -- 17. The Psychology Of Moral Judgment And Perception In Indo-tibetan Buddhist Ethics / Emily Mcrae -- 18. Ethics Without Norms? Buddhist Reductionism And The Logical Space Of Reasons / Dan Arnold -- Part Iv. Buddhism And Society. 19. The Buddhist Just Society / Peter Harvey -- 20. Buddhist Economics: Problems And Possibilities / James Mark Shields -- 21. Buddhist Environmental Ethics: An Emergent And Contextual Approach / Stephanie Kaza -- 22. Buddhism, War, And Violence / Michael Jerryson -- 23. The Ethics Of Engaged Buddhism In Asia / Sallie B. King -- 24. The Ethics Of Engaged Buddhism In The West / Christopher Queen -- Part V. Contemporary Issues. 25. Human Rights / Damien Keown -- 26. Buddhism And Women / Alice Collett -- 27. Buddhism And Sexuality / Amy Paris Langenberg -- 28. Buddhist Perspectives On Abortion And Reproduction /
This volume investigates the complex theoretical foundations and practical applications of ethical systems within diverse Buddhist traditions. Editors Daniel Cozort and James Mark Shields compile contributions from leading scholars to examine how ancient moral frameworks intersect with modern social, political, and personal challenges. The text provides a systematic analysis of how Buddhist practitioners navigate moral judgment, institutional norms, and contemporary global issues.
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Experts recognize this volume as a foundational reference for students and researchers of religious ethics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the comprehensive nature of the thematic coverage.
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Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
019180875X
ISBN-13:
9780191808753
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