Why The Dalai Lama Is A Socialist

Author : Terry Gibbs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783606460
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist written by Terry Gibbs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the surprise of many, the Dalai Lama recently declared that, 'I am a socialist'. While many Buddhists and socialists would be perplexed at the suggestion that their approaches to life share fundamental principles, important figures in the Buddhist tradition are increasingly framing contemporary social and economic problems in distinctly socialist terms. In this novel and provocative work, Terry Gibbs argues that the shared values expressed in each tradition could provide signposts for creating a truly humane, compassionate and free society. Hopeful about our potential to create the 'good society' through collective effort, Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist is grounded in the fundamental belief that everyday human activity makes a difference.

Author : Terry Gibbs
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1783606479
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist written by Terry Gibbs and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the surprise of many, the Dalai Lama recently declared that, 'I am a socialist'. While many Buddhists and socialists would be perplexed at the suggestion that their approaches to life share fundamental principles, important figures in the Buddhist tradition are increasingly framing contemporary social and economic problems in distinctly socialist terms. In this novel and provocative work, Terry Gibbs argues that the shared values expressed in each tradition could provide signposts for creating a truly humane, compassionate and free society. Hopeful about our potential to create the ‘good society’ through collective effort, Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist is grounded in the fundamental belief that everyday human activity makes a difference.

Author : Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Philosophy of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama written by Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On political issues of Tibet after 1951.

Author : Noriyuki Ueda
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1444784404
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most written by Noriyuki Ueda and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In April of 2006, the prominent Japanese cultural anthropologist Noriyuki Ueda sat down with the Dalai Lama for a two day conversation. This book is based on that long and lively conversation in Dharamsala. In this little book, the two men explore whether there is a place in religious practice for anger against social injustice, the role of competition in spiritual life, conditional versus unconditional love, and the soullessness of materialism. One of the real pleasures of this book is the Dalai Lama's uncharacteristic candor. For example: 'I am not only a socialist but also a bit of a leftist, a Communist.' 'I hold the position of a high monk, a big lama. Unless I exercise self restraint, there is every possibility for me to exploit others.' He also argues that rather than suppressing anger, Buddhism embraces using anger to precipitate social change. In other words anger can be an important spiritual practice. This book offers a unique perspective on the Dalai Lama's political and spiritual views. And it guides the reader through the complex reality of what it means to practice compassion in the here and now.

Author : Shirin Akiner
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120813717
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resistance and Reform in Tibet written by Shirin Akiner and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1996 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tibet exerts a powerful fascination far beyond its borders; remoteness and the deeply pervasive character ot Tibetan Buddhism have provided the setting for countless works of romace adventure and fantasy. Resistance and Reform in Tibet reveals the emergence of a distinctive, modern Tibetan society and the sophistication, creativity and resourcefulness of its people`s responses to Chinese domination. Tibet today is neither a socialist idyll nor a regimented gulag but a rich mixture of traditonal and innovative strategies in an ancient nation`s struggle for survival.

Author : Ngư̄am
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dhammic Socialism written by Ngư̄am and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dalai Lama on Religion, Culture and World Peace written by Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteenth Dalai Lama was born on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Wood Hog year of the Tibetan calendar (July 8, 1935), just as the soul of the thirteenth Dali Larna was taking flight The present Dalai Lama is the fourteenth of a line of priet kings who have ruled tibet more or less independently of China since the fifteent century. China's claims to Tiebt data back to the thirteenth centry, when the Mongol conquerers of China proper made Tibet a part of their empire also. Evern sicne, China has sought to assert her authority whien her empire has been strong, but has always been rejected by the Tiebtans when she has been week.

Author : Bruce M. Knauft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mongolians After Socialism written by Bruce M. Knauft and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9789186069445
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Human Approach to World Peace written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrice Ladwig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415641722
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Socialisms in Asia written by Patrice Ladwig and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interaction between socialism and Buddhism has usually been perceived as being marked by antagonism, violence and oppression, however, it has often been overlooked that in certain historical periods’ models of ‘Buddhist Socialism’, ‘Dhammic Socialism’ or ‘Buddhist Marxism’ were widespread in Asia. As a political ideology that advocates a form of socialism based on the principles of Buddhism, it attracted the attention not only of religious professionals, but also of politicians and leaders of social reform movements. This book explores the concrete religious, political and historical constellations these movements were grounded in and gives a comprehensive overview of the diverse interactions of different types of Buddhism(s) and various form of socialism. By taking a look at the religious movements and specific propagators of Buddhist Socialism, a comparative framework is advanced to determine what similarities and differences there existed in regard to the connection of Buddhist teachings, socialist ideals and practices. A substantial introduction and several chapters will examine the ‘common core’ of these movements by focusing on topics such as social welfare and justice, the distribution of property, utopianism, anti-colonial resistance and secularism, and the book will progress to examine how Buddhism and Socialism were conceptualized to be an integral part of Asian modernities, contributing to the creation of social justice, welfare and new ways of interpreting and spreading the dhamma. Drawing on examples from a wide range of countries within Asia, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars alike.