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| A Framework for Buddhist Environmentalism: The Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions | ||
| 作者 | Le Duc, Anthony |
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| 出處題名 | International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture=국제불교문화사상사학회 |
| 卷期 | v.28 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2018.06 |
| 頁次 | 177 - 203 |
| 出版者 | International Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture |
| 出版者網址 | http://iabtc.org/ |
| 出版地 | Seoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliations:: Saengtham College |
| 關鍵詞 | Environmental Crisis; Religious Environmentalism; Buddhist Environmentalism; Buddhism |
| 摘要 | Resorting to Buddhism to advance a form of religious environmentalism has been done by many scholars both from inside and outside the tradition because Buddhism holds a worldview and a number of teachings often perceived as environmentally friendly. This paper contributes to this effort by proposing a framework that is faithful to the Buddhist pedagogical approach. It asserts that this approach comprises two overarching and integral dimensions-a horizontal (relational) and a vertical (developmental) dimension. In establishing Buddhist environmentalism, the horizontal dimension is employed to assess the root cause of the environmental crisis and the state of human-nature relationship. The horizontal dimension also helps to provide a corrective to the abnormalities in this relationship is proposing a vision of harmonious human-nature relationship characterized by solidarity, responsibility, accountability, service and gratitude. These relationships can be established by resorting to Buddhist cosmogony and fundamental teachings such as the Principle of Dependent Origination and the Three Characteristics of Existence. The vertical dimension constitutes the prescriptive aspect of Buddhist environmentalism, which insists that self-cultivation aimed at emancipation from mundane existence is part and parcel of the effort to promote self and environmental well-being. It asserts that human-nature relationship must be added to the total number of relationships in one’s life, and it must be held in view in the process of self-cultivation so that it becomes an indicator of a person’s spiritual progress. Virtues such as loving kindness, gentleness, moderation and generosity developed through the Noble Eightfold Path not only go towards promoting interpersonal relationship but also promote environmental well-being and flourishing. Consequently, this paper is critical of any Buddhist environmentalism that fails to give due attention to both dimensions, and it emphasizes that both the relational and developmental dimensions must be held in balance in order for a genuine Buddhist environmentalism to be possible. |
| 目次 | Abstract Introduction 179 Horizontal Dimension in Buddhist Environmentalism 180 Vertical Dimension in Buddhist Environmentalism 191 Conclusion 198 References 201 |
| ISSN | 15987914 (P) |
| DOI | 10.16893/IJBTC.2018.06.28.1.177 |
| 點閱次數 | 291 |
| 建檔日期 | 2021.03.12 |
| 更新日期 | 2021.03.12 |
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