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As its name implies, the discipline of Buddhist ethics emerges from the interface between two complex and largely independent fields of knowledge – Buddhism and ethics.
24 Σεπ 2024 · What is Buddhist Ethics? Buddhist Ethics is the training in virtuous conduct beloved by the Noble Ones. Its core principle is non-cruelty: the abstaining from all intentional harm.
This paper focuses on ethical action in Theravada Buddhism. To do so requires a definition of ethics and morals on the one hand, and ethic and moral on the other. It also requires a discussion of the difference, if any, between moral actions and other normative actions, such as law, rituals, customs, and etiquette.
‘Buddhist morality’ argues that there is a common moral code underlying the divergent customs, practices, and philosophical teachings of the various schools of Buddhist thought. Branches as diverse as Zen and Tibetan Buddhism have still stemmed from the values of the Buddha in the 5th century bc .
The book applies Buddhist ethics ff to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity’s relation-ship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthana-sia; abortion; sexual equality; and homosexuality.
Professor Harvey draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it, and to extend its application into new areas.
(p. 280) Foundations of Buddhist Moral Thought: Dharma and Karma. The root of Buddhist morality is not thought to be God or another supernatural being, nor even the Buddha himself, but Dharma, the “Law” or “Truth” of the nature of things, which the Buddha is said to have discovered and expounded.
