Action Dharma - Queen, Christopher
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In acknowledging collective sources of suffering, engaged Buddhists have sought new ways to peace and comfort to society's most neglected and oppressed communities. For the first time, scholars address work of Maha Ghosanda, the Gandhi of Cambodia', the future of Japan's social untouchables, the Burakumin, the outreach of Western converts to Black and other minorities, and the rise of engaged Buddhism in South Korea. Historical questions, such as in Indian Buddhist literature, and the influence of medieval thinkers Dogen and Nichiren on today's Japanese peacemaker sects, are considered in…mehr

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In acknowledging collective sources of suffering, engaged Buddhists have sought new ways to peace and comfort to society's most neglected and oppressed communities. For the first time, scholars address work of Maha Ghosanda, the Gandhi of Cambodia', the future of Japan's social untouchables, the Burakumin, the outreach of Western converts to Black and other minorities, and the rise of engaged Buddhism in South Korea. Historical questions, such as in Indian Buddhist literature, and the influence of medieval thinkers Dogen and Nichiren on today's Japanese peacemaker sects, are considered in detail. Written for the general as well as specialist reader, this collection of essays will be indispensable for future Engaged Buddhist Studies. Leslie D. Alldritt, Northland College Ashland, Wisconsin. George D. Bond, Northwestern Univeristy. Susan M. Darlington, Hampshire College. Jim Deitrick, Universit
These essays chart the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Engaged Buddhists have sought new ways to comfort society's oppressed communities.
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Christopher Queen is Dean of students for continuing education and Lecturer on the study of religion in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University. He is editor and contributor to Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia (With Sallie B, King), American Buddhism: Methods and Findings in recent Scholarship (with Duncan Ryuken Williams) and Engaged Buddhism in the West. Charles Prebish is Professor of Religious Studies at the Pennsylvania State Univesrity and founding co-editor of the online Journal of Buddhist Ethics . He is author and editor of eleven books including Buddhist Monastic Discipline, American Buddhism, Historical Dictionary of Buddhism, A Survey of Vinaya Literature, The Faces of Buddhism in America and Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. Damien Keown is Senior Lecturer in Indian Religion at Goldmsiths College, University of London,and founding co-editor of the online Journal of Buddhist Ethics. His publications include The Nature of Buddhist Ethics, Buddhism and Bioethics and Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction.