Library Resources for Library Resources for Buddhist Ethics StudiesBuddhist Ethics Studies

Buddhist ethics: Buddhist ethics: CConflicts and dilemmas in modern worldonflicts and dilemmas in modern world

BuddhismEthicsInvolves different subject areas:

ReligionPhilosophySociologyPolitical Sciences

Significance in contemporary social issues:Abortion, Euthanasia, CloningSocial JusticeHomosexuality, GenderEcology …

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 …

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?

Encyclopedias of Buddhism and ReligionsEncyclopedias 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]

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

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.

Recommended ReadingsA whole section discussing Buddhist ethics and Modernity

General WorksGeneral WorksEthics BJ

Religious ethics BJ1188-1295Buddhist ethics BJ1289

Buddhism BQ Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism BQ4061-4570

Buddhism -- social aspects BQ4570

Useful Subject HeadingsUseful 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

E-journalE-journalE-journals published in mainland ChinaAccess 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

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-journalE-journal

Journal of Buddhist EthicsJournal of Buddhist Ethicshttp://www.buddhistethics.org

Free Internet journalAnnual publication (1994+)

Journal of Journal of Global BuddhismGlobal Buddhismhttp://www.globalbuddhism.org

Free Internet journalAnnual publication (2000+)

Internet Resourceshttp://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/index.htm

Online Database of

journal articles

Buddhist Languages Learning

Online Buddhist

Scriptures

Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association

http://www.cbeta.org/

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