Engaged Buddhism :

Engaged Buddhism : Buddhist liberation movements in Asia / edited by Christopher S. Queen and Sallie B. King - Albany : State University of New York Press, c1996 - xii, 446 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction : the shapes and sources of engaged Buddhism ; Dr. Ambedkar and the hermeneutics of Buddhist liberation / Christopher S. Queen -- TBMSG : a Dhamma revolution in contemporary India / Alan Sponberg -- A.T. Ariyaratne and the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka / George D. Bond -- Buddhadasa Bhikkhu : life and society through the natural eyes of voidness / Santikaro Bhikkhu -- Sulak Sivaraksa's Buddhist vision for renewing society / Donald K. Swearer -- Buddhist women and the nuns' order in Asia / Nancy J. Barnes -- Buddhist principles in the Tibetan Liberation Movement / José Ignacio Cabezón -- Thich Nhat Hanh and the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam : nondualism in action / Sallie B. King -- The Soka Gakkai : Buddhism and the creation of a harmonious and peaceful society / Daniel A. Metraux -- Conclusion : Buddhist social activism / Sallie B. King

0791428435 (alk. paper) 0791428443 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Buddhism--Social aspects--Asia.

BQ270 / .E54 1996