Two Dimensions of Buddhist Practice and Their Implications on Statecraft

This article argues that within Buddhism, the ethical principles of those aiming at better rebirths within the round of rebirths (saṃsāra), and those aiming at nirvana, the transcending of this, should be clearly distinguished. The ethics of the nirvana seeker, mostly monks and nuns, has no place fo...

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Main Author: Tilakaratne, Asanga 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 88-101
Further subjects:B Mahāvaṃsa
B kusala
B king Asoka
B progressive instruction
B Jātakas
B bhikkhu
B pāpa
B akusala
B dasa rāja-dhammas
B upāsaka
B cakkavatti
B puñña
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