Meinert, Carmen <br/><br/>
Buddhist Approaches to Human Rights : Dissonances and Resonances 

 - Bielefeld  transcript Verlag  2010 
 - 1 electronic resource (248 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the question of how the issues of human rights and Buddhism are related. The question applies both to the violation of basic rights in Buddhist countries and to the defence of those rights which are well-grounded in Buddhist teachings. The volume provides academic essays that reflect this up to now rather neglected issue from the point of view of the three main Buddhist traditions, Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. It provides multi-faceted and surprising insights into a rather unlikely relationship. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783839412633 9783837612639 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.14361/9783839412633  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cultural studies
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Buddhism Human Rights Intercultural Studies Cultural Clash Burma Thailand China Tibet Human Religion Religious Studies Sociology of Religion Asia