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| Preaching in a Time of Declining Dharma: History, Ethics and Protection in Sermons to the Sri Lankan Army | ||
| 作者 | Kent, Daniel W. |
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| 出處題名 | Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal |
| 卷期 | v.16 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2015.05 |
| 頁次 | 188 - 223 |
| 出版者 | Routledge |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.routledge.com/ |
| 出版地 | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Daniel W. Kent is a visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Whitman College; he received his PhD in Religious Studies, University of Virginia, 2008. Address: Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA. E-mail: |
| 關鍵詞 | Preaching; Dharma; Metaphysics; Eschatology; Buddhist Sermons |
| 摘要 | This article examines two Buddhist ceremonies sponsored by the Sri Lankan Army, a flag blessing in 2005 and a lamp lighting ceremony in 2007. I argue that, while the monks officiating at these ceremonies encourage the soldiers to fight, they do not justify war in any way. On the contrary, these preachers employ an ethical imagination more dependent upon eschatological factors than upon individual obligations. Specifically, they take for granted that ideal Buddhist moral behaviour is almost impossible in a world where the Dharma is in decline. In a world of declining Dharma, they assert that Buddhists must sometimes engage in unwholesome activities in order to preserve the possibility of Buddhist practice in the future. They do not justify these compromises according to a hierarchy of moral duties or a metaphysical ideal of justice, but rather they accept them as markers of the corrupt nature of the world. The monks thus advise soldiers to protect the Dharma that remains in the country, preserving the possibility of Buddhist ethical activity and the possibility of re-establishing Dharma in the future. |
| 目次 | Channelling the power of the triple gem 190 Flag blessing ceremony: 1 October 2005 191 Lamp lighting ceremony: 10 March 2007 193 Narrative, time and ethical possibilities 197 Transforming hearts with the Buddha’s words 207 Shaping intentions in battle 210 Recovering from the trauma of battle 214 Conclusion: experiencing the Buddha’s power in a corrupt world 218 Acknowledgements 219 Disclosure statement 220 Funding 220 Notes 220 References 222 |
| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14639947.2015.1008122 |
| 點閱次數 | 57 |
| 建檔日期 | 2015.11.12 |
| 更新日期 | 2017.07.17 |
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