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Buddhism and Other Practices for the Environmental Crisis
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Buddhism and Other Practices for the Environmental Crisis

A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Humanities/Philosophies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2848

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Dr. Deborah Orr

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Department of Humanities, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Interests: Buddhism; psychospiritual development; social development and values, development of environmental crisis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This special issue of the journal Religions is devoted to developing the many ways in which Buddhist practice can address the global environmental crisis. Buddhism is based on the ancient understanding that human consciousness is constructed. In the modern world this has led to the behaviors which have resulted in the multiple environmental crises we are now faced with. Relevant aspects of the fundamental construction of consciousness now in Western and Westernized cultures are the desire for financial accretion and ever more material goods. This has resulted in the earth being considered simply a vast repository of materials which can be exploited to develop those material goods and for providing wealth for those who exploit it. While there is a rapidly growing body of literature regarding the environmental crisis, there is little that could provide real developments that address the fundamental problem which is the current development of human consciousness that leads to the exploitation of the earth and thus creates the many aspects of the crisis. This issue will explore the use of Buddhist practice to develop a population that would understand and want the changes needed and so support both the personal and material development of those changes.

Dr. Deborah Orr
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • culture and values
  • Buddhist practice
  • psychospiritual development
  • environmental issues
  • modes of change

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The Fourfold Environmental Protection Initiative of Dharma Drum Mountain
by Henry C. H. Shiu
Religions 2023, 14(12), 1509; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14121509 - 6 Dec 2023
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This article explores the unique environmental ethos advocated by Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM), an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and education foundation founded by the late Chan Master Sheng Yen. It presents a critical reflection on orthodox models of Western environmental ethics and illuminates [...] Read more.
This article explores the unique environmental ethos advocated by Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM), an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and education foundation founded by the late Chan Master Sheng Yen. It presents a critical reflection on orthodox models of Western environmental ethics and illuminates the constraints of mainstream critical approaches when confronted with the intricate ecological philosophies embedded in Buddhist traditions. Central to the DDM’s model is the profound interweaving of spiritual cultivation with environmental consciousness, a stance that fosters a multidimensional dialogue that engages various ecological narratives. This approach not only resonates with aspects of Western environmental thought but is also firmly grounded in a distinct philosophical tradition that emphasizes spiritual growth as integral to genuine ecological engagement. In this article, it is argued that DDM’s holistic initiatives necessitate an expanded, diversified environmental discourse that accommodates a spectrum of cultural and philosophical insights. Consequently, this examination serves a dual purpose: it provides an insight into DDM’s environmental philosophy, and it can stimulate a paradigm shift while urging consideration beyond conventional boundaries and advocating for a spiritually inclusive approach to environmental awareness and preservation. Full article
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A Study on the Funerals of the Han Buddhist Monks of Lingnan during the Late Qing Dynasty via the Haichuang Temple in Guangzhou
by Ronghuang Wang and Wanqing Chen
Religions 2023, 14(7), 924; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14070924 - 17 Jul 2023
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The funeral protocol of Buddhist monks is an important part of the rituals of Han Buddhism. The monks’ funeral rituals were recorded in detail in the Monastic Rules (清规) of Chan. The funeral of Chinese Buddhism monks after the Song Dynasty was known [...] Read more.
The funeral protocol of Buddhist monks is an important part of the rituals of Han Buddhism. The monks’ funeral rituals were recorded in detail in the Monastic Rules (清规) of Chan. The funeral of Chinese Buddhism monks after the Song Dynasty was known through the records of Monastic Rules. However, how it is concretely practiced is unknown. In the late Qing Dynasty, Westerners who came to China out of curiosity about the rituals of Han Buddhism recorded the process and details of the funerals of the monks in the temples they visited, among which Haichuang Temple (海幢寺) in Guangzhou ranks first. The funerals of the monks at Haichuang Temple in the late Qing Dynasty inherited the tradition of Chan funeral culture from the Song Dynasty. Meanwhile, the degradation into secular funeral culture appeared. Influenced by the secular funeral culture in Lingnan (岭南), the tombs of the monks in Chan Temples there, among them, Haichuang Temple is listed as a typical example, showed a trend toward the Shanshou Tomb (山手墓) in the early Qing Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, some of the ancestral tomb-pagodas (祖师墓) in Lingnan Chan Temples abandoned the traditional form of pagodas completely and were almost the same as the Shanshou Tombs. The degradation of the funeral culture of Han Buddhism in the late Qing Dynasty reflects the declining trend of Buddhism. Full article
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