Call for Papers: Conference on Buddhism and IHL, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9-10 December 2022 18/08/2022, Buddhist Circles Conference Announcement and Call for Papers “Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict – The Interface between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law” Chiang Mai, Thailand ...
Buddhism, the Royal Imaginary and Limits in Warfare in Pre-Colonial Myanmar 04/07/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article, Professor Michael Charney shows how Buddhist-inspired rules to restrain warfare were developed in pre-colonial Myanmar. Rules on the treatment of ...
[Thai] Reducing Suffering During Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL 13/06/2022, 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 ...
[Sinhala] Reducing Suffering During Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL 08/06/2022, 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 ...
The Gift of Fearlessness: A Buddhist Protection Framework in Relation to IHL 07/06/2022, Buddhist Circles In this article, Dr. Christina Kilby from James Madison University presents abhayadāna (‘the gift of fearlessness’) as a Buddhist protection concept that complements ...
Buddhist Empirical Realism and the Conduct of Armed Conflict 01/06/2022, Buddhist Circles This thought-provoking article by Dr Elizabeth Harris argues that ancient Pali Buddhist texts such as the Cakkavatti-sīhanāda Sutta and the Mahā-dukkha-kkhanda Sutta are ...
Fundamental Intelligence, a Buddhist Justification for the Universal Principles Underlying IHL 27/05/2022, Buddhist Circles In this fascinating article from the ICRC Buddhism and IHL project, Dr Diane Denis, focuses on an ancient North Indian Buddhist text, the ...
Two Dimensions of Buddhist Practice and Their Implications on Statecraft 24/05/2022, Buddhist Circles This article by esteemed Sri Lankan scholar Professor Asanga Tilakaratne argues that, within Buddhism, the ethics of lay Buddhists aiming for better rebirths ...
‘Not knowing is most intimate’: Zen Kōan Meditation Practice and the Fog of War 20/05/2022, Buddhist Circles The branch of international humanitarian law (IHL) related to targeting is notoriously challenging to apply in practice. In this important article from the ...
Implications of Buddhist Political Ethics for the Minimisation of Suffering in Situations of Armed Conflict 19/05/2022, Buddhist Circles Contemporary Buddhism has published a revised version of an article by the highly respected Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar Professor P. D. Premasiri. The ...
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