Freitag, 09. Mai 2014, 15:15 - 16:45 iCal
Sulak Sivaraksa’s Buddhist Social Concern and Holistic Development.
Jahresvortrag des Vereins "Sammlung De Nobili"
Prof. Dr. Noel Sheth, S.J:
Seminarraum 1 des Instituts für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien
Vortrag
While rooted in Buddhism, Sulak Sivaraksa reinterprets Buddhism to spell out its holistic social and developmental implications. Drawing inspiration from certain Christian thinkers, he also critiques both the secularist and consumerist globalized development of the West as well as of his own country of Siam or Thailand, and proposes as well as tries to implement an all-round social concern and development based on Buddhist religious principles. The lecture concludes with examples of modern holistic social upliftment and development in Buddhism and Christianity, even though their worldviews differ.
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Professor Noel Sheth, S.J. is Professor of Indian Philosophies and Religions at the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth and its former academic Rector. He holds a doctorate in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard, and is a reputed scholar in Sanskrit and Pali Studies, especially on exegesis and from the point of view of comparative philosophy and theology. Next to his involvement in several national and international learned bodies, he is an adviser to the Jesuit General for inter-religious relations with Hinduism and a member of the international Secretariat for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations for the world-wide Society of Jesus.
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Judith Starecek
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
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judith.starecek@univie.ac.at
Erstellt am Montag, 28. April 2014, 12:30
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