• ISBN13: 9789351280798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Kalpaz Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Kalpaz Publications
• Publication Date: January 1, 2014
• Pages: 160
• Original Price: INR 485.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 458 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

Towards a Buddhist Social Philosophy,is a welcome addition to the growing literature of engaged Buddhism. The author has gone to the sources in the Pali Canon, and gleaned traces of sources of social concern in the earliest teachings of the Buddha. His ministry spanned the ancient Indian kingdoms like Kashi, Koshal and Magadh, and he was aware of the problems of life in society. How to live with others? Buddhist moral thought flowers in a nonsolipsistic universal where there are others, and we are afflicted with existential traits such as attachment, hatred and delusion. All disharmonies arise from these three socalled nonvirtuous propensities, and by adopting a therapeutic method the Buddha sought to settle the issues of disunity, disharmony and discrimination. Through the ten chapters, the author has raised issues pertaining to contemporary concern, social and political, Marxism in Buddhist societies in Asia, neoBuddhism of Ambedkar, etc. There is much that is novel and daring in the analysis of issues, and deserves to be perused by all serious readers, students and reasearchers interested in the role of the Buddhist worldview in modern India

Amal Kumar Harh has been teaching philosophy for a couple of decades, having researched in the area of classical Indian thought. Presently, he is with newlyestablished varsity, Cooch Behar PanchananBarma University, Cooch Behar, West Bengal as a coordinator of P.G in Philosophy and also in the administrative works. Earlier, he has written a book entitled, 'Knowing A Negative Fact: Anupalabdhi and also presented papers in various national and international seminars as a resource person all over India. He has published several researched papers and reviewed two books in professional journals.