environment

Saving Indra's net: Buddhist tools for tackling climate change and social inequity

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 09:51
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Author: Angela Tam

We had some sort of good news last December, when government leaders met at the Bali Summit on climate change. They agreed, to make "deep cuts" to carbon emissions, albeit without specifying how deep. They also agreed to transfer clean technologies to developing countries and reward these countries for protecting their forests.

A Buddhist Perspective on Global Warming: Causes, Effects and Solutions

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 17:27
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Trần Tiễn Khanh, CEO, AMI Environmental, USA
Trần Tiễn Huyến, President, Tuệ Quang Foundation, USA
Nguyễn Khoa Diệu-Lê, Tuệ Quang Foundation, USA
Email: amiktt@yahoo.com

INTRODUCTION

Engaged buddhism: re-interpretation of early Buddhism

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 17:01
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Author: Prof. Bhikshu Satyapala
Professor and Head Department of Buddhist Studies University of Delhi, Delhi-110007

Respected Chairman and fellow delegates,

On this auspicious occasion of Vaisakha in Hanoi I have chosen to present the paper 'Engaged Buddhism: Re-interpretation of Early Buddhism' to pay my respect to Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh has coined the term 'Engaged Buddhism' which became very popular in the post world war era in the academic world.

Buddhist contribution to solving environmental problems

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 12:51
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Author: Ven. Thich Gia Quang, Deputy Secretary General of Vietnam Buddhist University at Ha Noi

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Contemporary Environmental Issues

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