[Video] Presentations from the 2022 Conference on Buddhism and IHL in Chiang Mai 14/08/2023, Buddhist Circles A small selection of the presentations given during the conference on “Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and International Humanitarian ...
Podcast: Buddhism and Warfare – With Good Reason 08/06/2023, Buddhist Circles Buddhism is widely-known as a peaceful tradition deeply committed to ahiṃsā (non-harming). But in this new podcast published by With Good Reason, Prof. ...
[Video] First International Conference on Buddhism and IHL in Thailand 13/03/2023, Buddhist Circles The ICRC, together with the Faculty of Humanities at Chiang Mai University, the Faculty of Science and Humanities at Mahidol University and Shan ...
Preface to the Contemporary Buddhism Special Edition on Buddhism and IHL 20/02/2023, Buddhist Circles What guidance can Buddhism provide to those involved in armed conflict, and to belligerents who must perhaps kill or be killed, or defend ...
How Does Buddhism Compare With IHL, and Can It Contribute to Humanising War? 16/02/2023, Buddhist Circles This article by Andrew Bartles-Smith examines Buddhist teachings relevant to the regulation of war and compares them with international humanitarian law (IHL) and ...
A Further Note on “Human Rights” and “Dignity” from a Buddhist Perspective 30/01/2023, Buddhist Circles In this new article published in the Journal of the Philosophy and Religion Society of Thailand, Professor Claudio Cicuzza of Mahidol University, Bangkok, ...
Constructing Peace Within War: Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law 27/01/2023, Buddhist Circles Over the past few years, the ICRC’s Buddhism and international humanitarian law (IHL) project has generated lively dialogue among Buddhist and IHL scholars. ...
Socially Engaged Buddhism and Principled Humanitarian Action During Armed Conflict 18/01/2023, Buddhist Circles In this article, Ha Vinh Tho, Edith Favoreu and Noel Maurer Trew highlight correspondences between Socially Engaged Buddhism, especially as embodied in the ...
The Paradox of the Buddhist Soldier 10/01/2023, Buddhist Circles In this article, Daniel Ratheiser and Sunil Kariyakarawana examine the apparent paradox between Buddhism and the military. By drawing on canonical Buddhist teachings ...
International Humanitarian Law and Nichiren Buddhism 23/12/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article, Daiki Kinoshita explores how specific Mahāyāna ethics, namely the interpretation of the Lotus Sūtra by Zhiyi (536–597), Nichiren (1222–1282) and ...
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