Implications of Buddhist Political Ethics for the Minimisation of Suffering in Situations of Armed Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16766392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P D Premasiri (Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 73-87 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Buddhism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9947 • E-ISSN: 1476-7953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14639947.2021.2037893 |
| OpenAlex | W4223440645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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 chronicle
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Buddhism · Confucian ethics · Corporate governance · Emperor · Management · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |