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Buddhist Ethics presents an outline of Buddhist ethical thought. It is not a defense of Buddhist approaches to ethics as opposed to any other, nor is it a critique of the Western tradition.
Recent interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it the desire to understand contemporary ethics from a Buddhist perspective.
His Holiness the Sakya Trizin delivers an important teaching on ethics in Buddhism.
In this work, Venerable Saddhatissa starts with an examination of Western notions of ethics, beginning with the early Greek philosophers and moving on to show us how the study of morality is crucial to a clear understanding of the Buddhist ...
See Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy, J. Takakusu, University of Hawaii, 2nd ed. 1949, reprint, 1956, pp. 142– 48. D. I. 84. See M. I. 91 f.; J. I. 57. The two generally mentioned in the Buddhist texts are fir›da K›l›ma and Udraka ...
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.