Buddhism, environment and sustainable economic growth

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Author

Kimball, Richard L. See all items with this value

Journal

Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism

Date

2006

Volume

Pages

222-245

ISSN

1530-4108 See all items with this value

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to explore the role of Buddhism in Economic Growth and the effect on the Environment both in history and today’s world. Especially relevant are some of the positive results related to this topic currently carried out by Humanistic Buddhism. The possibility of Buddhism positively increasing its influence in the Economic domain so that the current increasing destruction of our natural environment that sustains us is a key issue in this paper. Both the philosophical and practical elements relating to this issue will be addressed.