A Humanitarian Re-Reading of the Angulimala Sutta 20/10/2021, Buddhist Circles The Angulimala Sutta is a riveting tale from the Buddhist scriptures of a blood-thirsty murderer who lived during the time that the Buddha ...
Daisaku Ikeda: Treasuring Every Individual 05/10/2021, Buddhist Circles The world today is faced with a complex set of urgent crises that can only be described as unprecedented in the history of ...
Sri Lanka: Discussions on Buddhism and IHL with the Security Forces 14/09/2021, Buddhist Circles The US War College describes the condition of our world as Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA). Can Buddhism be drawn on to ...
[Thai] ICRC Podcast on Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law 29/06/2021, Buddhist Circles This Thai language podcast introduces the ICRC Project on Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Given that Buddhism discourages war and violence, it ...
Interview with the Buddhist Chaplain to Her Majesty’s (British) Armed Forces 05/04/2021, Buddhist Circles In a very enlightening interview Dr. Sunil Kariyakarawana, the first Buddhist Chaplain to Her Majesty’s (British) Armed Forces, a post he has held ...
Webinar: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Buddhist Principles 23/02/2021, Buddhist Circles As part of the webinar series on the Interface between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (IHL), the Transnational Network of Theravada Studies in ...
Webinar: Buddhist Motivation to Support IHL and Minimise Harm during Armed Conflict 04/02/2021, Buddhist Circles On January 29 2021, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities (IATBU), the International Association of Buddhist Universities ...
Introductory Webinar: “Exploring Convergences Between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law” 18/12/2020, Buddhist Circles On December 16 2020, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities (IATBU), the International Association of Buddhist Universities ...
A Buddhist Perspective on the Treatment of Prisoners of War 13/08/2020, Buddhist Circles Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield, yet he, indeed, is the nobler victor who should conquer himself. (Dhammapada v.103) ...
Webinar: “New life, new normal” by Smaratungga Buddhist College and ICRC 15/07/2020, Buddhist Circles As follow up to the collaboration between the ICRC and the Buddhist community in Indonesia in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICRC co-organized ...