Destroying Mara Forever Buddhist Ethics Essays in Honor of Damien Keown

by Powers, John; Prebish, Charles S.

• ISBN13: 9781559393416
• ISBN10: 1559393416
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-16
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

A collection of essays by the leading thinkers in the field of Buddhist ethics. It presents the core concepts of the tradition, how they have been discussed by some of the most influential figures of traditional Buddhism, and how they impact current ethical discussions. Several contributions in the book show how these principles apply to contemporary problems and moral issues.

Author Biography

John Powers has published twelve books, including Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. He received his PhD from the University of Virginia and specializes in Indian and Tibetan intellectual history. He is currently Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University.

Charles S. Prebish is Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University, where he taught for thirty-five years, and holds the Charles Redd Endowed Chair in Religious Studies at Utah State University. He is the author or editor of twenty books and is the founding coeditor of the Journal of Buddhist Ethics and the Journal of Global Buddhism.