Buddhism and Medical Ethics: A Bibliographic Introduction James J. Hughes MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics Damien Keown Goldsmiths, University of London Published in the Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Volume Two, 1995 ISSN 1076-9005 BUDDHISM AND MEDICINE It has not gone unnoticed that the Buddhist aim of eliminating suffering coincides with the objectives of medicine (Duncan et al, 1981; ...

Economics in Buddhism. By Ven.Galle Udita Maha Thero. The Cause of Needs and Difficult Life Unlike olden days, money is an essential factor of human beings to survive today. People in the Stone Age era never thought of money. Neither hunters nor shepherds thought of money. All those people had a few needs and they were happy with what they could get. In the beginning food was prominent among ...

Buddhist Morality Dr. C. George Boeree Shippensburg University The Pancha Shila The Pancha Shila, or five moral precepts: 1. Avoid killing, or harming any living thing. 2. Avoid stealing -- taking what is not yours to take. 3. Avoid sexual irresponsibility, which for monks and nuns means celibacy. 4. Avoid lying, or any hurtful speech. 5. Avoid alcohol and drugs which diminish clarity of ...

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Buddhism and Respect for Parents Compiled by Dr. Ron Epstein Philosophy Department San Francisco State University Please send all comments, suggestions, and corrections to epstein@sfsu.edu. CONTENTS The Sutra about the Deep Kindness of Parents and the Difficulty of Repaying It translated by Upasika Terri Nicholson Itivuttaka Sutta-Nipata Sigalovada Sutta Filiality: The Human Source Bodhisattva ...

More Questions & Answers on Buddhism Interesting topics, questions and answers: 1. Distinguishing Good and Evil 2. Buddhist views on marriage 3. Divorce 4. Birth control and abortion 5. Committing suicide 6. Why does the world population increase 7. Why is there no peace 8. Can we justify war 9. Can a Buddhist join the army 10. Mercy killing 11. Killing for self protection 12. Stealing from ...

The Importance of Sila (Virtue) silam sila viya: Virtue is like rock -- Virtue by Ajahn Mun The importance of practicing sila (virtue) cannot be understated. To me it is the cornerstone of our practice as lay people. It is as important to practice sila as it is to meditate regularly. In fact, I would venture to say that in order to practice meditation with any great success, one is required to ...

The Meaning of Sin and Evil Last week our UU church as part of our Sunday service had an open discussion on the meaning of sin and evil. We kicked the words around for 40 minutes with many people joining into the discussion. Our minister took the approach that evil was the disruption to the web of life. It was a mostly liberal Christian discussion of good vs. evil. In general I liked the whole ...

An explanation by Robert Aitken Roshi ...