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Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics Studies

Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics Studies. 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

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Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics Studies

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  1. Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics Studies

  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 vs Academic Interpretation Abundant Information Resources … Buddhist Studies 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. 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

  7. 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.

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

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

  10. 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

  11. E-journal E-journals published in mainland China Access via 中國期刊全文數據庫 世界宗教研究 宗教學研究 中國宗教 法音 世界宗教文化

  12. Published by research centres of Buddhim in Taiwan 中華佛學研究 http://www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/ch_sdy.html 中華佛學學報 http://www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/ch_pub.html 佛學研究中心學報 http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/toModule.do?prefix=/website&page=/periodical.jsp?seq=4#2006.7 臺大佛學研究 http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/toModule.do?prefix=/website&page=/periodical.jsp?seq=26 E-journal

  13. Journal of Buddhist Ethicshttp://www.buddhistethics.org Free Internet journal Annual publication (1994+)

  14. Journal of Global Buddhismhttp://www.globalbuddhism.org Free Internet journal Annual publication (2000+)

  15. Internet Resourceshttp://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/index.htm Online Database of journal articles Online Buddhist Scriptures Buddhist Languages Learning

  16. Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Associationhttp://www.cbeta.org/

  17. Thank youAsk your Librarian @Information CounterHotline: 2948 6653Email: libinfo@ied.edu.hk

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