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Library Workshop for Buddhist Ethics

Library Workshop for Buddhist Ethics. Buddhist ethics: C onflicts and dilemmas in modern world. Buddhism Ethics Involves different subject areas: Religion Philosophy Sociology Political Sciences Significance in contemporary social issues: Abortion, Euthanasia, Cloning Social Justice

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Library Workshop for Buddhist Ethics

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  1. Library Workshop for Buddhist Ethics

  2. Buddhist ethics: Conflicts and dilemmas in modern world Buddhism Ethics Involves different subject areas: Religion Philosophy Sociology Political Sciences Significance in contemporary social issues: Abortion, Euthanasia, Cloning Social Justice Homosexuality, Gender Ecology …

  3. Ancient historic tradition Diffuse geographical origins Multiple languages of teaching Different schools of thought Religious/Academic interpretation Abundant information resources … Study of Buddhism in Modern Age

  4. Use trustworthy academic sources Encyclopedia of specific subject (not Wikipedia!) Scholarly Books Academic organization website, e.g. university, research centre How to find relevant & reliable information?

  5. Encyclopedias of Buddhism and Religions Encyclopedia of Buddhism (e-book) Encyclopedia of religion (e-book) Worldmark encyclopedia of religious practices (e-book) Encyclopedia of Buddhism [BQ128 .E53 2007] Britannica encyclopedia of world religions [BL31 .B74 2006] Religions of the world: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices [BL80.3 .R45 2002]

  6. What is karma in Buddhism? Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Buddhism (e-book) Which source provides more useful information? Example

  7. General Works EthicsBJ Religious ethics BJ1188-1295 Buddhist ethics BJ1289 BuddhismBQ Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism BQ4061-4570 Buddhism -- social aspects BQ4570

  8. Call No. BQ4022 .F38 2009 "Many people know something about Buddhism, but, for interesting historical reasons, much of what they know is wrong. In Unmasking Buddhism, Bernard Faure offers a clear catalogue of these misconceptions and then compassionately dispels the darkness of ignorance.“ Donald S. Lopez, University of Michigan Recommended Readings

  9. Available via HKALL ‘This is a wonderful book, comprehensive and readable, that covers a wide spectrum of Buddhism. It's clearly presented and probably the best general textbook available today. Aimed at undergraduate readers, it can also provide reliable information for anyone interested in Buddhism.’ - John Powers, Australian National University Recommended Readings Prebish, C. S., & Keown, D. (2010). Introducing Buddhism (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.

  10. Recommended Readings • A whole section discussing Buddhist ethics and Modernity

  11. To find similar materials Use the Author/Subject link to find similar items

  12. Useful Subject Headings Buddhist ethics Buddhist fundamentalism Buddhist precepts Buddhism -- Social aspects Buddhism and politics Buddhism and social problems Buddhist perspective on specific issues Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism

  13. International Contemporary Buddhism Journal of Global Buddhism Journal of Buddhist Ethics Taiwan 中華佛學研究 中華佛學學報 佛學研究中心學報 臺大佛學研究 China 世界宗教研究 宗教學研究 中國宗教 世界宗教文化 法音 佛教文化 E-journals

  14. Use Database to find journal articles e.g. to find articles on “engaged Buddhism” using ATLA Religion Database

  15. Use Database to find journal articles e.g. to find articles with keywords 佛教 & 倫理 using 中文電子期刊服務

  16. Thank YouAsk your Librarian @Information CounterHotline: 2948 6653Email: libinfo@ied.edu.hk

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