Getting to Grips With Buddhist Environmentalism: A Provisional Typology
Ian Harris
Abstract:
This paper offers a survey of current writing and practice within the area
of Buddhist environmental ethics. Consideration of the manner in which
sections of contemporary Buddhism have embraced a range of environmental
concerns suggests that four fairly distinct types of discourse are in the
process of formation, i.e., eco-spirituality, eco-justice, eco-traditionalism
and eco-apologetics. This fourfold typology is described and examples of
each type are discussed. The question of the "authenticity", from the Buddhist
perspective, is addressed to each type in turn.
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