Ecological perspectives in Buddhism
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Author
Ramanujam, Geetha See all items with this value
Date
2007
Volume
8
Pages
135-152
ISSN
1530-4108 See all items with this value
Abstract
Ecological perspective of humanity is ecological perspective of Buddhism. Buddhism is SELF-MANAGEMENT and thus maintenance of ecology. It is management of self has led to crisis at all levels. Life principle is based on LIVING PRINCIPLE. It is Pessimistic in as for as the cry of the child at the birth is concerned but grows with all zeal to know one self.
Karma theory and the transmigration of life after death is based on two postulates of science. Law of Uniformity of Nature i.e. under similar conditions same cause repeats the same effect and Law of causation which states every event has a cause and no effect is uncaused and it is as scientific as Sequential causation theory of Hume's and law of conservation of energy. Cause is sum of Positive and Negative Conditions. Buddhism analyses this progressively for every common man under Environment and Man, Not Man and Environment. Because Environment - Man = Environment only .But Man + Environment has led to crisis, Man - Environment certainly leads to Crisis. Need is not ruled out in Buddhism. But it is Insatiate Need is ruled out because it leads to greed. This approach of Buddhism if analyzed with urge for truth, neutral to values, Passion for reality which makes scientific attitude, it contributes to ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND RESOLVE THE CRISIS WHICH MAN HAS BEEN CRUELLY VENTURING.
Karma theory and the transmigration of life after death is based on two postulates of science. Law of Uniformity of Nature i.e. under similar conditions same cause repeats the same effect and Law of causation which states every event has a cause and no effect is uncaused and it is as scientific as Sequential causation theory of Hume's and law of conservation of energy. Cause is sum of Positive and Negative Conditions. Buddhism analyses this progressively for every common man under Environment and Man, Not Man and Environment. Because Environment - Man = Environment only .But Man + Environment has led to crisis, Man - Environment certainly leads to Crisis. Need is not ruled out in Buddhism. But it is Insatiate Need is ruled out because it leads to greed. This approach of Buddhism if analyzed with urge for truth, neutral to values, Passion for reality which makes scientific attitude, it contributes to ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND RESOLVE THE CRISIS WHICH MAN HAS BEEN CRUELLY VENTURING.