Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia

This is the first comprehensive coverage of socially and politically engaged Buddhism in Asia, presenting the historical development and institutional forms of engaged Buddhism in the light of traditional Buddhist conceptions of morality, interdependence, and liberation.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction: The Shapes and Sources of Engaged Buddhism Christopher S. Queen 2. Dr. Ambedkar and the Hermeneutics of Buddhist Liberation Christopher S. Queen 3. TBMSG: A Dhamma Revolution in Contemporary India Alan Sponberg 4. A.T. Ariyaratne and the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka George D. Bond 5. Buddhadasa Bhikku: Life and Society Through the Natural Eyes of Voidness Santikaro Bhikkhu 6. Sulak Sivaraksa's Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society Donald K. Swearer Engaged Buddhist Leaders Buddhist Liberation Movement Activities 7. Buddhist Women and the Nuns' Order in Asia Nancy J. Barnes 8. Buddhist Principles in the Tibetan Liberation Movement Jose Ignacio Cabezon 9. Thich Nhat Hanh and the Unified Buddhist Church: Nondualism in Action Sallie B. King 10. The Soka Gakkai: Buddhism and the Creation of a Harmonious and Peaceful Society Daniel A. Metraux 11. Conclusion: Buddhist Social Activism Sallie B. King Contributors Index

About the Author :
Christopher S. Queen is Dean of Students and Lecturer on Religion in the Division of Continuing Education at Harvard University. Sallie B. King is Head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at James Madison University. She is the author of Buddha Nature and Journey in Search of the Way, both published by SUNY Press.

Review :
"This book shows great insight into the main thrust of Heidegger's complex body of work, provides many clarifying examples, offers helpful parallels with the thought of other philosophers. And, perhaps most important of all, Stambaugh shows that her topic transcends narrow scholarly concerns, addressing the age-old and perennially vital question of the nature and limits of human knowledge and power." "The author has a first-class reputation as a translator of several of Heidegger's important works, and is the author of two significant studies of Nietzsche's philosophy. She had numerous conversations with Heidegger during the last ten years of his life, in the course of which she was able to obtain detailed help from him concerning difficult aspects of his thinking and problems in translating key terms in this thinking into English. In this book, she is able to draw on this background in interpreting several of Heidegger's later and posthumous publications, focusing on an absolutely central, and very difficult, notion (the finitude of being) in Heidegger's thought. The book incorporates the first scholarly study of one of the most important of Heidegger's works, the long-awaited and posthumously published (1989) Beitrage zur Philosophie." -- Joseph P. Fell, Bucknell University