BUDDHIST ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: A Holistic Continuum!
Keywords:
Ashrama, Ahimsa, Buddha, Compassion, Forest, Kindness, Nature, Pollution, Tree, WisdomAbstract
It is indeed remarkable to find ecologically significant statements in Buddhist doctrines. Long before environmental disasters made their diabolical appearances and there by forced us to understand the inter-connection of things, Buddhist teachers knew very well such insight was crucial for the welfare of humanity. Moreover, the Indian and Chinese Buddhist monks spoke much more than the mere interconnection of the natural world; they included the vital role of the mind too. The article provides an ecological vision based on early Buddhist literature.
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