P D Premasiri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6323532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P D Premasiri |
| GIVEN NAMES | P D |
| FAMILY NAME | Premasiri |
| SIGNATURE | PREMASIRI P D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Peradeniya, Emeritus, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Implications of Buddhist Political Ethics for the Minimisation of Suffering in Situations of Armed Conflict
This article, drawing on Pali materials, highlights the Buddhist emphasis on minimising suffering, even in the conduct of war, in line with principles of international humanitarian law (IHL). It reflects on the inner roots of conflict and explores ideals of governance and the conduct of war, especially as explored in the Jātaka stories and stories about the god Sakka, and then as reflected in the Edicts of emperor Asoka and the Mahāvaṃsa chronicl…
Reducing Suffering During Conflict
This article stems from a project launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2017 to examine the degree to which Buddhism might complement or enhance international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as ‘the law of war’ or ‘the law of armed conflict’. Given that Buddhist teachings discourage violence, scholarship has critiqued Buddhists’ involvement in armed conflict rather than considered how Buddhism might contribute to r…
Alagadd?pama Sutta as a Scriptural Source for Understanding the Distinctive Philosophical Standpoint of Early Buddhism
The Alagadd?pama Sutta is the 22nd discourse of the Majjhima-nik?ya of the Pali canon. In the sutta itself it is mentioned that the Buddha’s delivery of this discourse was necessitated by the need to refute a wrong view held by one of his disciples named Ari??ha. Parallel versions of the sutta are found preserved in the Chinese ?gamas. The two main similes used in the sutta, those of the snake and of the raft, are referred to in the scriptures of…
Alagadd?pama Sutta as a Scriptural Source for Understanding the Distinctive Philosophical Standpoint of Early Buddhism
The Alagadd?pama Sutta is the 22nd discourse of the Majjhima-nik?ya of the Pali canon. In the sutta itself it is mentioned that the Buddha’s delivery of this discourse was necessitated by the need to refute a wrong view held by one of his disciples named Ari??ha. Parallel versions of the sutta are found preserved in the Chinese ?gamas. The two main similes used in the sutta, those of the snake and of the raft, are referred to in the scriptures of…
Alagadd?pama Sutta as a Scriptural Source for Understanding the Distinctive Philosophical Standpoint of Early Buddhism
The Alagadd?pama Sutta is the 22nd discourse of the Majjhima-nik?ya of the Pali canon. In the sutta itself it is mentioned that the Buddha’s delivery of this discourse was necessitated by the need to refute a wrong view held by one of his disciples named Ari??ha. Parallel versions of the sutta are found preserved in the Chinese ?gamas. The two main similes used in the sutta, those of the snake and of the raft, are referred to in the scriptures of…
Reducing Suffering During Conflict
This article stems from a project launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2017 to examine the degree to which Buddhism might complement or enhance international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as ‘the law of war’ or ‘the law of armed conflict’. Given that Buddhist teachings discourage violence, scholarship has critiqued Buddhists’ involvement in armed conflict rather than considered how Buddhism might contribute to r…
Implications of Buddhist Political Ethics for the Minimisation of Suffering in Situations of Armed Conflict
This article, drawing on Pali materials, highlights the Buddhist emphasis on minimising suffering, even in the conduct of war, in line with principles of international humanitarian law (IHL). It reflects on the inner roots of conflict and explores ideals of governance and the conduct of war, especially as explored in the Jātaka stories and stories about the god Sakka, and then as reflected in the Edicts of emperor Asoka and the Mahāvaṃsa chronicl…
Buddhism (3 works) · History (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · War, Ethics, and Justification (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)