Nobility and CivilityHarvard University Press, 15. okt 2004 - 256 pages Globalization has become an inescapable fact of contemporary life. Some leaders, in both the East and the West, believe that human rights are culture-bound and that liberal democracy is essentially Western, inapplicable to the non-Western world. How can civilized life be preserved and issues of human rights and civil society be addressed if the material forces dominating world affairs are allowed to run blindly, uncontrolled by any cross-cultural consensus on how human values can be given effective expression and direction? |
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... bodhisattva Jewel Crowned King , who says : The correct way and the erroneous way constitute a duality . But one who dwells in the correct way does not make dis- tinctions , saying , " This is erroneous , This is correct . " By re ...
... bodhisattva enter the gate of non - duality ? " At that time Vimalakirti remained silent and did not speak a word . Manjushri sighed and said , " Excellent , excellent ! Not a word , not a syllable — this truly is to enter the gate of ...
Wm. Theodore de Bary, William Theodore De Bary. Bodhisattva Wisdom Accumulated questioned Manjushri , saying , " This sūtra is very profound , subtle and wonderful ... Bodhisattva Wisdom Accumu- 50 Buddhist Spirituality and Chinese Civility.
Contents
The Noble Paths of Buddha and Rama | 13 |
Buddhist Spirituality and Chinese Civility | 44 |
Shōtokus Constitution and the Civil | 63 |
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