Essays about: "Engaged Buddhism"

Found 4 essays containing the words Engaged Buddhism.

  1. 1. Environmental motives in the Buddhist ecology : A study of Thich Nhat Hanh’s ecology, engaged practice and environmental activism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Unna Kontio; [2020]
    Keywords : Thich Nhat Hanh; environmentalism; engaged Buddhism; ecology;

    Abstract : Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the key actors in the contemporary engaged Buddhist practice. With his understanding of the traditional Buddhist doctrine, tradition and practice he constructs a view of ecology that he thinks encourage both the individual and the collective to environmentalist action. READ MORE

  3. 2. Working in Harmony : Environmentally Engaged Buddhism in South Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Caroline Brestan; [2018]
    Keywords : Buddhism; engaged Buddhism; environmentalism; activism; South Korea; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The topic of the thesis was Buddhist environmental activism in South Korea. The purpose of the study was to portray the activism and social engagement of Korean Buddhists to conserve the environment and to motivate the awareness of the people in how environmental destruction affects nature and society. READ MORE

  4. 3. Water carved out the mountains. Policy communication of Engaged Buddhists related to international development cooperation

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Kristin Olson; [2016]
    Keywords : Engaged Buddhism; Civil Society Organizations; Faith-Based Organizations; Human Right Based Approach; participation; complexity systemic approaches; power; Thich Nhath Hanh; Sister Chan Khong; Sulak Sivaraksa; Bikkhuni Dhammananda; A.T. Ariyaratne; Sarvodaya;

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  5. 4. The Challenges of Globalisation to Education in Thailand: A Case Study of Socially Engaged Buddhism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Panjasri Thongaree; [2012]
    Keywords : Globalisation; Global conception of childhood; Education; Socially engaged Buddhism; Thailand; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study was to explore how the challenges from globalisation impact to education in Thailand. The study will scrutinise the consequences of the processes of globalisation in the scope of international media, political, social and economic crisis and look at how this consequences have impact on the education in Thailand focusing on the 1999 National Education Act. READ MORE