Ok-Sun An
Biographic Data
| ID | 6664462 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ok-Sun An |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ok-Sun |
| FAMILY NAME | An |
| SIGNATURE | AN O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Elimination of Negative Dispositions in Buddhist Virtue Ethics ―Cessation of Greed-hatred-delusion
Saṅkhāra as the Central Concept of Character in Buddhist Virtue Ethics
A Feminist Choice between the Two Types of Buddhist Compassion
The aim of this paper is to distinguish early Buddhist compassion from Mahāyāna Buddhist compassion, and to suggest that the former can be a feminist choice. Early Buddhist compassion takes a principle of equal-regarding and does not encourage self-sacrifice. It rejects self-sacrificial altruism as well as other-sacrificial egoism. Contrarily, Mahāyāna Buddhist compassion encourages one to sacrifice oneself without seeking one's own happiness and…
A Critique of the Early Buddhist Texts
The aim of this article is to analyze and critique the doctrine of women's incapability of becoming an enlightened one (DWI), as it appears in the early Buddhist texts (the Pāli Nikāyas). The authenticity of the doctrine is problematic because it contradicts other passages supportive of women pursuing the Buddhist goal of nibbāna. It is also problematic because it does not agree with other doctrines of Buddhism. The first part of this article pre…
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A Critique of the Early Buddhist Texts
The aim of this article is to analyze and critique the doctrine of women's incapability of becoming an enlightened one (DWI), as it appears in the early Buddhist texts (the Pāli Nikāyas). The authenticity of the doctrine is problematic because it contradicts other passages supportive of women pursuing the Buddhist goal of nibbāna. It is also problematic because it does not agree with other doctrines of Buddhism. The first part of this article pre…
A Feminist Choice between the Two Types of Buddhist Compassion
The aim of this paper is to distinguish early Buddhist compassion from Mahāyāna Buddhist compassion, and to suggest that the former can be a feminist choice. Early Buddhist compassion takes a principle of equal-regarding and does not encourage self-sacrifice. It rejects self-sacrificial altruism as well as other-sacrificial egoism. Contrarily, Mahāyāna Buddhist compassion encourages one to sacrifice oneself without seeking one's own happiness and…
Saṅkhāra as the Central Concept of Character in Buddhist Virtue Ethics
The Elimination of Negative Dispositions in Buddhist Virtue Ethics ―Cessation of Greed-hatred-delusion
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