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Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist: Buddhism and the Compassionate Society
Terry Gibbs
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Description for Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist: Buddhism and the Compassionate Society
Paperback. A unique rethinking of Buddhist and socialist values, and how together they might bring about a better world. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRE; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
To the surprise of many, the Dalai Lama recently declared that, 'I am a socialist'. While many Buddhists and socialists would be perplexed at the suggestion that their approaches to life share fundamental principles, important figures in the Buddhist tradition are increasingly framing contemporary social and economic problems in distinctly socialist terms. In this novel and provocative work, Terry Gibbs argues that the shared values expressed in each tradition could provide signposts for creating a truly humane, compassionate and free society. Hopeful about our potential to create the `good society' through collective effort, Why the Dalai Lama ... Read more
To the surprise of many, the Dalai Lama recently declared that, 'I am a socialist'. While many Buddhists and socialists would be perplexed at the suggestion that their approaches to life share fundamental principles, important figures in the Buddhist tradition are increasingly framing contemporary social and economic problems in distinctly socialist terms. In this novel and provocative work, Terry Gibbs argues that the shared values expressed in each tradition could provide signposts for creating a truly humane, compassionate and free society. Hopeful about our potential to create the `good society' through collective effort, Why the Dalai Lama ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783606443
SKU
V9781783606443
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99-50
About Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs started her political life as an activist and popular educator working in solidarity with various social movements in Latin America. She has since lived, worked and conducted research around the world, landing in such places as a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, a Marxist guerrilla camp in Colombia, a biodiversity farm in India and a Buddhist monastery in ... Read more
Reviews for Why the Dalai Lama is a Socialist: Buddhism and the Compassionate Society
`This book could not have been published at a more appropriate time. Immersed as we are in an economy of greed, it offers a vital message of hope and compassionate action for justice and equality.' Vandana Shiva, activist and author of Earth Democracy `The Dalai Lama has long voiced a need for Buddhists to be involved ... Read more