To Live as a Lotus among the Flames …

Śāntideva’s (fl. 8th c) most celebrated work, the Bodhi-caryāvatāra (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) provides practical, contemporary insight into the climate crisis. His spiritual practice—the practice of the bodhisattva as nurse for the human condition—encourages reframing delusion into...

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Main Author: Curtin, Deane (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Worldviews
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-40
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Śāntideva 6XX-7XX, Bodhicaryāvatāra / Buddhist philosophy / World view / Anthropogenous climate-change
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
NBK Soteriology
NCB Personal ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Buddhism environmental ethics climate change
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Śāntideva’s (fl. 8th c) most celebrated work, the Bodhi-caryāvatāra (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) provides practical, contemporary insight into the climate crisis. His spiritual practice—the practice of the bodhisattva as nurse for the human condition—encourages reframing delusion into understanding. It thus reveals the antidotes to the causes of the climate crisis, such as greed and anger. Above all, the “wicked” nature of the climate crisis is an opportunity for a new world to emerge. If we look honestly at the changing planet it will reflect back to us the truth of who we are.
ISSN:1568-5357
Contains:In: Worldviews
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02101003