Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics Studies

Buddhist ethics: Conflicts and dilemmas in modern world Buddhism Ethics Involves different subject areas:  Religion  Philosophy  Sociology  Political Sciences Significance in contemporary social issues:  Abortion, Euthanasia, Cloning  Social Justice  Homosexuality, Gender  Ecology …

Buddhist Studies in Modern Age  Ancient Historic Tradition  Diffuse Geographical Origins  Multiple Languages of Teaching  Different Schools of Thought  Religious vs Academic Interpretation  Abundant Information Resources …

 Use trustworthy academic sources  Encyclopedia of specific subject (not Wikipedia!)  Scholarly Books  Academic organization website, e.g. university, research centre How to find relevant & reliable information?

Encyclopedias of Buddhism and Religions Encyclopedia of Buddhism (e-book) Encyclopedia of religion (e-book) Worldmark encyclopedia of religious practices (e-book) Encyclopedia of Buddhism [BQ128.E ] Britannica encyclopedia of world religions [BL31.B ] Religions of the world: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices [BL80.3.R ]

Recommended Readings  Call No. BQ4022.F  "Many people know something about Buddhism, but, for interesting historical reasons, much of what they know is wrong. In Unmasking Buddhism, Bernard Faure offers a clear catalogue of these misconceptions and then compassionately dispels the darkness of ignorance.“ Donald S. Lopez, University of Michigan

Recommended Readings  Available via HKALL  ‘This is a wonderful book, comprehensive and readable, that covers a wide spectrum of Buddhism. It's clearly presented and probably the best general textbook available today. Aimed at undergraduate readers, it can also provide reliable information for anyone interested in Buddhism.’ John Powers, Australian National University Prebish, C. S., & Keown, D. (2010). Introducing Buddhism (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.

Recommended Readings  A whole section discussing Buddhist ethics and Modernity

General Works EthicsBJ  Religious ethicsBJ  Buddhist ethicsBJ1289 BuddhismBQ  Doctrinal and systematic BuddhismBQ  Buddhism -- social aspects BQ4570

Useful Subject Headings Buddhist ethics Buddhist fundamentalism Buddhist precepts Buddhism -- Social aspects Buddhism and politics Buddhism and social problems Buddhist perspective on specific issues  Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism  Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism  Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism

E-journal E-journals published in mainland China Access via 中國期刊全文數據庫  世界宗教研究  宗教學研究  中國宗教  法音  世界宗教文化

Published by research centres of Buddhim in Taiwan  中華佛學研究  中華佛學學報  佛學研究中心學報 e=/periodical.jsp?seq=4#  臺大佛學研究 e=/periodical.jsp?seq=26 E-journal

Journal of Buddhist Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics Free Internet journal Annual publication (1994+)

Journal of Global Buddhism Journal of Global Buddhism Free Internet journal Annual publication (2000+)

Internet Resources Online Database of journal articles Buddhist Languages Learning Online Buddhist Scriptures

Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association

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