The Buddhist Soldier: A Madhyamaka Inquiry 20/12/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article from the Buddhism and IHL project, Dharmacārin Siṃhanāda uses the dialectical logic of Buddhist Madhyamaka philosophy to analyze the nature ...
How Buddhist Principles Can Help the Practical Implementation of IHL 16/12/2022, Buddhist Circles According to Buddhism, mental defilements are at the root of conflicts. In this article, Ven. Kosgama Muditha, Ven. Koralegama Gnanawasa and Ven. Kirindiwela ...
The Chogye Buddhist Chaplaincy Manual of the South Korean Military and Its Relevance to IHL 15/12/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article, Hyein Lee examines a manual from the Chogye Order of Korean Buddhism which is distributed in the military Buddhist temples ...
Limiting the Risk to Combatant Lives: Confluences between IHL and Buddhism 14/12/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article, Vishakha Wijenayake compares how international humanitarian law (IHL) and Buddhist narratives in the Jātaka stories view the expectations placed on soldiers ...
Restraint in Warfare and Appamāda: The Concept of Collateral Damage in the Light of the Buddha’s Last Words 11/10/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article, Bhagya Samarakoon explores how the quality of appamāda or “heedfulness” – referred to several times in the Buddha’s sermons and included in ...
Once the Buddha Was Displaced: A Humanitarian Reading of the Vessantara Jātaka 07/10/2022, Buddhist Circles The story of the Buddha’s past life as prince Vessantara is dear to the hearts of Buddhists across many cultures and lineages. As ...
Siege Warfare and the Prohibition of Intentional Starvation of Civilians: The Convergence of IHL and Buddhist Ethics 06/10/2022, Buddhist Circles Sieges and the accompanying threat of starvation are means of warfare as old as civilisation itself, and are still a depressingly common feature ...
‘Freedom From Hatred’: The Role of Khanti in Complementing the Work of IHL 28/09/2022, Buddhist Circles This article by Alex Wakefield explores the Buddhist quality of khanti/kṣānti, meaning patience, forbearance or tolerance. Understood as the opposite of anger and ...
Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence with the Buddhist Doctrine of Lack of a Permanent Self and Meditation Training 27/09/2022, Buddhist Circles Sexual violence against both male and female civilians and combatants remains a depressingly common feature of contemporary armed conflicts. This article by Charya ...
[Burmese] Reducing Suffering During Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL 20/09/2022, Buddhist Circles Given that Buddhist teachings encourage compassion and non-violence, relatively little attention has been paid to how Buddhism might contribute to regulating the conduct ...
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