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Article: Buddhist peacework: Creating cultures of peace. (Book reviews).
- Article from:
- Buddhist-Christian Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
- Author:
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Edited by David W. Chappell. Somerville, Massachusetts: Wisdom Publications, 1999. 253 pp.
This earnest book demonstrates the continuing vitality of Buddhism in many parts of the world. The contributing authors are the leading figures of contemporary engaged Buddhism, and they write from firsthand experience. The Dalai Lama outlines methods for promoting harmony among different religious traditions. Thich Nhat Hanh shows how the principle of nonviolence was tested in the rescue of Vietnamese boat people during the 1970s. A.T. Ariyaratne presents the work of the influential Sarvodaya movement in Sri Lanka. Shih Cheng-yen, sometimes called "the Mother Theresa of ...
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