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| Buddhism and Religious Environmentalism: A case study of Sikkim through Buddhist myths, legends and folk lore | ||
| 作者 | Thendup, Sangmu (著) |
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| 出處題名 | The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities |
| 卷期 | v.11 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2018 |
| 頁次 | 345 - 360 |
| 出版者 | International Association of Buddhist Universities |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.iabu.org/ |
| 出版地 | Thailand [泰國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author affiliation: Department of History,Sikkim University |
| 關鍵詞 | Buddhism; Religious Environmentalism; Folklore; Environmental degradation |
| 摘要 | One of the most important contributions of Buddhism to human development has been its discourse on Environmentalism. Although Buddhism originated in the 6th century BCE, the Buddha’s teachings regarding the environment continue to remain relevant even today, particularly because of the environmental degradation caused by humans and their actions. The infl uence of Buddhist environmentalism is evident in the Buddhist beliefs of Sikkim: a small state of Northeast India. Sikkimese Buddhism also previously known as Lamaism is an offshoot of Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism as a school of philosophy went to Tibet through the great Indian Tantric master Guru Padma Sambhava, and then travelled to Sikkim. Sikkimese Buddhism regards natural entities and landscapes such as mountains, caves, forests and lakes to be sacred and there exists folklore, legends and myths to establish this view. There has been growing realisation that folklore is a highly valuable material which sheds light on the evolution of the intrinsic value system of a society. Thus, this paper attempts to understand the reverential rendering of the environment in Sikkimese Buddhism and links it to religious environmentalism; which involves the conscious application of religious ideas to modern concerns about the global environment. Religious environmentalism in Sikkimese Buddhism fi nds support in the belief that it is intrinsically environment friendly and by relating religious environmentalism with Buddhist environmental ethics, we may try to conceive ways to combat environmental degradation. |
| 目次 | Introduction 346 Buddhism in Sikkim 347 Environmental ethics and Buddhism 348 Sikkim as Beyul Demoshong: The Hidden Fruitful Valley 349 Mountains and their importance in Sikkimese Buddhism 349 Lakes 351 Buddhist Monasteries and Sacred Groves 353 The four sacred caves (Tak-phug) 355 Conclusion 357 |
| ISSN | 19068190 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 369 |
| 建檔日期 | 2021.08.04 |
| 更新日期 | 2021.08.04 |
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