Ecological Perspectives in Buddhism

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Publisher: Readworthy Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Author: K.C. Pandey
Edition: 2008
ISBN: 8189973002
Pages: 312
Cover: Hardcover
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Preface

Life exists and survives in ecology which has two-fold spheres: internal and external. The concern of internal ecology is inner sphere and that of external ecology is outer sphere of the existence. The importance of ecology can be gleaned from the fact that in reality, existence and ecology cannot be separated from each other. The animate existence, and particularly human existence, imbibes and revolves around its ecology. The inner sphere of ecology is the mental realm of human beings. As different from the inner realm, the external realm consist of all those things/events/phenomena which affect human consciousness; both existence as well as well-being. Although internal and external ecological perspectives can logically be separated from each other, there is a relationship of inherence between them, as one’s existence determines the nature of the existence of others and also in return gets determined by others. Human existence-mental as well as physical-is a product of ecology: internal as well as external. Mental determines physical, likewise physical determines mental. Nothing can be separated from others. The aim of the search for ecological thoughts in Buddhism is to show that our ancient culture was concerned with reflections on the inter-connectedness between life and ecology. This anthology aims at a comprehensive overview of these reflections.

Here, except essays of Lhakdor, Lata Chhatre, Bijayananda Kar and M.R. Chinchore, which were presented at the ICPR National Seminar held at Government College Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh in May 2002, others are quite new ones. Though I had organized the seminar with the directorship of Prof. Rimpoche, Prime Minister, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala in 2002, there was no idea to bring about the anthology at that time. The idea struck in 2005, while working on a project on Tibetan Buddhism. I requested my known friends to contribute and the present anthology is the result. The attempt has been made to differentiate it from the seminar proceedings and present a thoroughly renewed approach to Buddhist thought on a very relevant issue of ecological concerns.

Back of the Book

Ecological Perspectives in Buddhism Human existence - mental as well as physical - is a product of ecology. Bu way of showing that our ancient culture was concerned with reflections on the intimate relationship between life and ecology, this anthology presents an in-depth analysis of Buddhist response to ecological concerns.

It reflects upon the wider range of contemporary relevance and importance, such as the relationship between mental and physical aspects of human life, casual explanation of ecological issues in the light of pratityasamutpada and concept of sunyata, social and legal ecology, tantra and vipasyana aspects of Buddhist yoga, and Buddhist approach to ‘deep’ as well as ‘shallow’ ecology. This book will be useful for the students and scholars of various disciplines who are interested in ecological issues and their possible solutions, development workers, ecologists, and the lay-men interested in the subject.

About the Editor

Dr. K. C. Pandey (1970) is Reader in the Department of Philosophy, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. He has also taught at the colleges of Delhi University, B.R.A. Bihar University and Himachal Pradesh University. With awarded writings to his credit, he has contributed research papers in journals and anthologies in India and abroad, such as, Philosophical Investigations, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Indian Philosophical Quarterly, Summerhill IIAS Review, Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, and Paramarsh. His other published works are: Wittgenstein Ke Darshan Ki Ruprekha, Tulanatmak Darshan, Perspectives on Wittgenstein’s Unsayable and Ludwig Wittgenstein: Ethics and Religion.

Acknowledgements vi
Preface ix
Key to Transliteration xiv
Introduction1
Part I
Internal Ecology versus External Ecology
1 Buddhist Ecology
S.P.Duby
25
2 Nature and Buddhism
Lhakdor
30
3 Towards Buddhist Ecology
Lata Chhatre
37
4 Religious Ecology in Buddhism
Mritunjay Kumar
51
5 Buddhist Message Towards Attitudinal Crisis in Ecology
Saroj Kanta Kar
60
6 Ecology, Tripitaka and Buddhism
Geshe Pema Dorjee
73
7 Buddhism and Ecology
Sanjib Kumar Das
83
8 Purification of Inner self: Bulwark for Ecology
B.V.S. Bhanusree
91
Part II
Pratityasamutpada and Ecology
9 Buddhism and Ecology
S.R. Bhatt
107
10 Buddhism and the Human Ecology
S.K. Pathak
119
11 The Dependent Origination and Ecology
Geshe Lobsang Khenrab
131
12 Ecology and Nagarjuna’s Sunyata
H.N. Mishra
134
13 Buddhism and Ecological Crisis: A Short Note
Alok Tandon
140
Part III
Buddhism and Social and Legal Ecology
14 Buddhism, Justice and Ecological Consideration
G.C. Nayak
149
15 Toward Rights of Trees: A Buddhist Perspective
Avinash Kumar Srivastava
161
Part IV
Buddhism and Spiritual Ecology
16 The Buddhist Moral View and its Ecological Implications
Bijayananda Kar
179
17 Vipasyana and Ecology
Madan Mohan Trivedi
187
18 Buddhism as an Ecological Religion
M.R. Chinchore
195
19 Buddhism as an Environmental Religion
Isha Gamlath
204
20 Environmental Concerns of Contemporary Man
Rakesh Kumar Mishra
222
Part V
Buddhism and Deep Ecology
21 Elements of Deep Ecology in Buddhism
D.N. Yadav
231
22 Deep Ecological Consciousness and Pratityasamutpada
Dinesh Chandra Srivastava
241
Part VI
Buddhist Ethics and Ecology
23 Paramita Sadhana - An Ecological Grandeur: Environmental Ethics in Buddhist Perspective
K.J. George & Anil Kumar Tewari
259
24Buddhist Ethical Precepts and Bio-Ethics
Dipankar Lama
273
Select Bibliography 281
Contributors 287
General Index 289
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