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The Buddhist Soldier: A Madhyamaka Inquiry

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 ...

The Chogye Buddhist Chaplaincy Manual of the South Korean Military and Its Relevance to IHL

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

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 ...

Sri Lanka: Discussions on Buddhism and IHL with the Security Forces

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 ...

Interview with the Buddhist Chaplain to Her Majesty’s (British) Armed Forces

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 ...