1. Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics Studies

2. 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 …

3. 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 …

4.  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?

5. 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.E53 2007] Britannica encyclopedia of world religions [BL31.B74 2006] Religions of the world: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices [BL80.3.R45 2002]

6. Recommended Readings  Call No. BQ4022.F38 2009  "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

8. 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.

9. Recommended Readings  A whole section discussing Buddhist ethics and Modernity

10. General Works EthicsBJ  Religious ethicsBJ1188-1295  Buddhist ethicsBJ1289 BuddhismBQ  Doctrinal and systematic BuddhismBQ4061-4570  Buddhism -- social aspects BQ4570

11. 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

12. 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

13. Published by research centres of Buddhim in Taiwan  中華佛學研究 http://www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/ch_sdy.html  中華佛學學報 http://www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/ch_pub.html  佛學研究中心學報 http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/toModule.do?prefix=/website&pag e=/periodical.jsp?seq=4#2006.7  臺大佛學研究 http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/toModule.do?prefix=/website&pag e=/periodical.jsp?seq=26 E-journal

14. Journal of Buddhist Ethics Journal of Buddhist Ethics http://www.buddhistethics.org Free Internet journal Annual publication (1994+)

15. Journal of Global Buddhism Journal of Global Buddhism http://www.globalbuddhism.org Free Internet journal Annual publication (2000+)

16. Internet Resources http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/index.htm http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/index.htm Online Database of journal articles Buddhist Languages Learning Online Buddhist Scriptures

17. Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association http://www.cbeta.org/ http://www.cbeta.org/

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