This-worldly nibbana : a Buddhist-feminist social ethic for peacemaking in the global community /
Hu, Hsiao-Lan.
This-worldly nibbana : a Buddhist-feminist social ethic for peacemaking in the global community / Hsiao-Lan Hu. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 238 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Socio-ethical dimensions of early Buddhism -- A feminist exegesis of non-self: constitution of personhood and identity -- Person-in-kammic-network: moral agency and social responsibility -- Buddhist self-reconditioning and community-building -- Conclusion: this-worldly nibbana and participatory peacemaking.
Offering a feminist analysis of foundational Buddhist texts, along with a Buddhist approach to social issues in a globalized world, Hsiao-Lan Hu revitalizes Buddhist social ethics for contemporary times. Hu's feminist exegesis references the Nikāya-s from the "Discourse Basket" of the Pāli Canon. These texts, among the earliest in the Buddhist canon, are considered to contain the sayings of the Buddha and his disciples and are recognized by all Buddhist schools. At the heart of the ethics that emerges is the Buddhist notion of interdependent co-arising, which addresses the sexism, classism, and frequent overemphasis on individual liberation, as opposed to communal well-being, for which Buddhism has been criticized. Hu notes the Buddha's challenge to social hierarchies during his life and compares the notion of "non-Self" to the poststructuralist feminist rejection of the autonomous subject, maintaining that neither dissolves moral responsibility or agency. Notions of kamma, nibbāna, and dukkha (suffering) are discussed within the communal context offered by insights from interdependent co-arising and the Noble Eightfold Path. This work uniquely bridges the worlds of Buddhism, feminism, social ethics, and activism and will be of interest to scholars, students, and readers in all of these areas.
9781438439341 1438439342
015889847 Uk
Peace--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Social aspects.
Women and peace.
Feminism.
Femmes et paix.
Féminisme.
feminism.
RELIGION--Buddhism--General.
Buddhism--Social aspects
Feminism
Peace--Religious aspects--Buddhism
Women and peace
Therawada
Dharma
Karma
Buddhismus
Feminismus
Friede
Samgha
Ethik
Feminism.
Electronic books.
BQ4570.P4 / H8 2011eb
294.3/37273082
This-worldly nibbana : a Buddhist-feminist social ethic for peacemaking in the global community / Hsiao-Lan Hu. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 238 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Socio-ethical dimensions of early Buddhism -- A feminist exegesis of non-self: constitution of personhood and identity -- Person-in-kammic-network: moral agency and social responsibility -- Buddhist self-reconditioning and community-building -- Conclusion: this-worldly nibbana and participatory peacemaking.
Offering a feminist analysis of foundational Buddhist texts, along with a Buddhist approach to social issues in a globalized world, Hsiao-Lan Hu revitalizes Buddhist social ethics for contemporary times. Hu's feminist exegesis references the Nikāya-s from the "Discourse Basket" of the Pāli Canon. These texts, among the earliest in the Buddhist canon, are considered to contain the sayings of the Buddha and his disciples and are recognized by all Buddhist schools. At the heart of the ethics that emerges is the Buddhist notion of interdependent co-arising, which addresses the sexism, classism, and frequent overemphasis on individual liberation, as opposed to communal well-being, for which Buddhism has been criticized. Hu notes the Buddha's challenge to social hierarchies during his life and compares the notion of "non-Self" to the poststructuralist feminist rejection of the autonomous subject, maintaining that neither dissolves moral responsibility or agency. Notions of kamma, nibbāna, and dukkha (suffering) are discussed within the communal context offered by insights from interdependent co-arising and the Noble Eightfold Path. This work uniquely bridges the worlds of Buddhism, feminism, social ethics, and activism and will be of interest to scholars, students, and readers in all of these areas.
9781438439341 1438439342
015889847 Uk
Peace--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Social aspects.
Women and peace.
Feminism.
Femmes et paix.
Féminisme.
feminism.
RELIGION--Buddhism--General.
Buddhism--Social aspects
Feminism
Peace--Religious aspects--Buddhism
Women and peace
Therawada
Dharma
Karma
Buddhismus
Feminismus
Friede
Samgha
Ethik
Feminism.
Electronic books.
BQ4570.P4 / H8 2011eb
294.3/37273082