INTERBEING: Self, Others, Buddha Nature and the Evolving Universe

Siddhartha

Authors

Siddhartha

Keywords:

Buddha Nature, Evolutionary Buddhist Spirituality, Indra’s Net, Interbeing, Pureland Buddhism, Rebirth, Self

Abstract

This paper attempts to highlight issues related to socially engaged Buddhism, drawing from a variety of schools. Both non-dual approaches like Jonang and popular devotional ones like Pureland are considered. Aspects of Buddhism from the personal, social and ecological dimensions are examined drawing from the work of theologians and practitioners like David Loy, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thanissaro Bhikku, Steven Batchelor, Buddhadasa Bhikku, Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry.

Author Biography

Siddhartha

Siddhartha is the founder of Pipal Tree, an organisation concerned with media, inter-culturality, and environment issues, and Fireflies Ashram, an international eco-spiritual centre in Bangalore. He coordinates Meeting Rivers, which engages religion and spirituality from a social and ecological perspective. He has lectured widely in Dublin, University of Massachusetts, Ramapo College (New Jersey), the United Nation University in Tokyo and organized international conferences and workshops in Manila, Bangkok, Melbourne, Kathmandu and Bangalore on issues related to culture, ecology and sustainable development.

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