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[Sinhala] Reducing Suffering During Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL

[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

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 ...

Humanitarian and Islamic Perspectives on Health Care in Danger

Humanitarian and Islamic Perspectives on Health Care in Danger

02/06/2022, Islamic Circles

Across the world, medical and health care workers face situations of armed conflict or other emergencies. They are sometimes subject to threats, abuse ...

Buddhist Empirical Realism and the Conduct of Armed Conflict

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

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

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

‘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

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 ...

Buddhist Motivation to Support IHL: An Article by Prof. Peter Harvey

Buddhist Motivation to Support IHL: An Article by Prof. Peter Harvey

18/05/2022, Buddhist Circles

As part of the ICRC project on Buddhism and IHL, the Contemporary Buddhism journal has just published a seminal article on Buddhism and ...

[Pashto] Introduction to International Humanitarian Law in Islam

[Pashto] Introduction to International Humanitarian Law in Islam

11/05/2022, Islamic Circles

We are pleased to announce the Pashto translation of the important reference work “Introduction to International Humanitarian Law in Islam” (in Arabic: “muqadima ...