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A cartoon about karma that seems to imply a kind of Newton's first law of ethics for every action,
there is an equal and complementary response. A Sundance Film Festival winner.
http://billyblob.com/cartoons/karma-ghost/index.html
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Criteria for Judging the Unwholesomeness of Actions in the Texts of Theravaada Buddhism
Journal of Buddhist Ethics paper reviewing the role of ethics on the path in Theravāda
texts and discussing the various criteria for distinguishing between gradations of wholesome and
unwholesome actions, and considering the question of the relation between precept-taking and the
moral worth of actions.
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/2/harvey.html
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Continuity and Change in the Economic Ethics of Buddhism: Evidence From the History of Buddhism in India, China and Japan
A paper in the Journal of Buddhist Ethics considering Buddhist values with regard to wealth and
economic activity, either within society or within the sangha.
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/3/ornatow1.html
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Economics in Buddhism
To live in this world, wealth is very essential. So everyone has to work for money as society
depends on economics. But we should not regard wealth to be like a god. Trying to get wealth
through right means is not wrong. Competition can be bad if it is directed by ulterior motives. But
it is very helpful and effective concerning success and progress where the motive is good and
correct. The man who has no selfish attachment to wealth is able to do a lot of things for society
with wealth that was either accumulated by his own effort or inherited.
http://home.pacific.net.sg/~bvs/economics.htm
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Dhammic Socialism
We are inevitably and inescapably social beings who must live together in a form of society that
gives priority to the ways we inter-relate, work together, and help each other solve the problems
and dukkha of life. Thus, the principle of right relationship or right inter-relatedness is the
heart of such a society -- and this means Socialism, which may differ from the understanding of
political scientists and Marxists.
http://www.suanmokkh.org/ds/
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Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Journal that promotes the study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles,
discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews.
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/
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Buddhism and Democracy
Essay that argues that not only are Buddhism and liberal democracy compatible, but that they are
complementary in a deep sense: Democracy is strengthened by values drawn from Buddhist moral and
social theory, and Buddhist moral and social theory gains concrete institutional and procedural
specificity when it is articulated through the framework of liberal democratic theory.
http://www.smith.edu/philosophy/jgarfieldbuddhism.html
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Buddhist Precepts
An explanation of the Precepts by Robert Aitken Roshi.
http://www.zenproject.faithweb.com/zen_teachings/buddhist_precepts.html
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Questions and Answers on Buddhist Moral Issues
Topics include: good and evil, marriage, divorce, birth control and abortion, suicide, war,
military service, mercy killing, killing for self protection, stealing from the rich to feed the
poor, extramarital sex, white lies, intoxicants.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo/MoreQA.htm#Marriage
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Discipline and Dhamma-Vinaya
Dhamma-Vinaya was the Buddha's own name for the religion he founded. Dhamma -- the truth -- is what
he discovered and pointed out as advice for all who want to gain release from suffering. Vinaya --
discipline -- is what he formulated as rules, ideals, and standards of behavior for those of his
followers who went forth from home life to take up the quest for release in greater earnestness.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/5676/introduction.html
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The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
Fourteen precepts for moral living.
http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~billchu/sangha/14precepts.html
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Cutting the Cat Into One: The Practice of the Bodhisattva Precepts in Zen
Kai, jo, e. Sila or precepts, samadhi or complete practice, prajna or wisdom. Call them what you
will, these are the basis and the ground of healthy practice. They are also the Path itself. And
the results? Well, they are also kai, jo, and e.
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Veranda/5161/cuttingcat.html
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Buddhist Morality
The basic concepts of Buddhist morality.
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhamorals.html
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Karma
The Law of Karma explained.
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freenet/rootdir/menus/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/truths/kar....
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Buddhist Economics: Adhering to Ethical Standards
Economics inspired by Dhamma would be concerned with how economic activities influence the entire
process of cause and condition, which will essentially affect the three interconnected spheres of
human existence: individual, society and nature or the environment.
http://www.ssu.missouri.edu/Faculty/SMatthews/buddhist_economics.htm
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Buddhism and Respect for Parents
Extensive sutra analysis of Buddha's teaching on respecting one's parents.
http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/BuddhismParents/BuddhismParents.html
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Consequences of Your Actions
Online Chinese Buddhist tract with simple illustrations of the moral consequences of actions.
http://www.geocities.com/jamesiu
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Dana -- Buddhist Charity
Giver, Gift and Recipient No Separation
http://world.std.com/~minding/daprcpth.html
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The Importance of Sila (Virtue)
"In order to practice meditation with any great success, one is required to practice
sila."
http://www.angelfire.com/on2/buddhism/Sila.html
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Journal of Buddhist Ethics
An online academic electronic journal devoted to theoretical and applied issues in Buddhist ethics.
http://jbe.la.psu.edu/
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The Meaning of Sin and Evil
"Buddhism has a completely satisfying answer to evil and sin. The Buddhist approach would be
to question your "desire" to be without sin or evil, to look at the question itself. Why
would you limit your life? To trap you into an experience that western language finds difficult to
say directly. To direct your search to the real truth. Here our normal "logical" English
language just breaks down. What is this "illogical" experience that is not linear and
deductive? The answer is "There is - in fact - a life that can be experienced outside of the
level of thinking." I call that the essential teaching of Buddhism."
http://www.dyad.org/d07sin.htm
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Buddhism and Medical Ethics
A bibliographic introduction.
http://www.changesurfer.com/Bud/BudBioEth.html
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Lay Morality
The Buddhist perspective of morality is given in a nutshell in the little Pali verse. "Sabba
papassa akaranam - kusalassa upasampada sachitta pariyodapanam - etam buddhanu sasanam"
"To keep away from all evil, cultivate good, and purify one's mind is the advice of all
Buddhas."
http://www.lankaweb.com/dhamma/view12.html
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Individual and Society
"How do we contribute to society through the practice of morality? By practicing morality
buddhists can grant freedom from fear to the society. Even a cursory glance at many of the
societies in the world would show us that they are torn apart by violence and other behaviors
harmful to their members. Due to this situation the societies we live in today are engulfed in
fear. Several fears always worry everyone in the world. Fear of loss of wealth, fear of loss of
life, fear of losing loved ones, and fears of war are few we have to face everyday. All these fears
could occur due to the actions of others who do not have morally disciplined behavior. In other
words, these fears could arise in a society due to individuals not practicing morality. These fears
do not arise in the society due to buddhists who practice morality. By practicing morality an
individual grants the freedom from fear to the surrounding society."
http://users.ev1.net/~bandulaj/SV1.html
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Sila -- Moral Conduct
Sila or moral conduct is the principle of human behaviour that promotes orderly and peaceful
existence in a community. Rules of moral conduct are to be found in every religion. They may
resemble other codes of conduct to a greater or lesser degree depending on the Teacher or religious
system from which they originated. Usually they comprise lists of actions from which to abstain,
implying that any actions not covered by the prohibitions are permissible. A good example is
afforded by the five Silas (of Buddhism), namely to abstain from taking the life of sentient
beings, to abstain from taking possession of anything that has not been given by its owner, to
abstain from sexual misconduct, to abstain from lying or evil speech, and to abstain from
intoxicating drinks which are a primary cause of negligence.
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/sila-moral.htm
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Sila
Sila (virtue, moral conduct) is the cornerstone upon which the entire Noble Eightfold Path is
built. The practice of sila is defined by the middle three factors of the Eightfold Path: Right
Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/sila.html
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