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The new social face of Buddhism : a call to action / Ken Jones.

By: Material type: TextTextBoston : Wisdom Publications, 2003Description: xvii, 276 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0861713656
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.37 21
LOC classification:
  • BQ4570.S6 J65 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
Foundations : making a life -- Social understanding : tissues of the self -- Indian Buddhist social theory and engagement -- Institutionalized delusion -- Buddhism and modernity -- The inner work : the face of contemporary spirituality -- Beyond meditation -- Social awareness -- Buddhist morality -- Action : peacework and social justice -- A world in flames -- Socially engaged Buddhism -- Engaged Buddhism in Asia -- Engaged Buddhism worldwide -- The grounding of socially engaged Buddhism -- Root problems of Buddhist social activism -- Building a radical culture of awakening.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index.

Foundations : making a life -- Social understanding : tissues of the self -- Indian Buddhist social theory and engagement -- Institutionalized delusion -- Buddhism and modernity -- The inner work : the face of contemporary spirituality -- Beyond meditation -- Social awareness -- Buddhist morality -- Action : peacework and social justice -- A world in flames -- Socially engaged Buddhism -- Engaged Buddhism in Asia -- Engaged Buddhism worldwide -- The grounding of socially engaged Buddhism -- Root problems of Buddhist social activism -- Building a radical culture of awakening.