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Buddhist Ethics and Moral Life

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Buddhist ethics and its theory of moral life is explained in this chapter as an important component of Buddhist Economics. While there are many ways to define morality, Buddhist theory of moral life is built upon its insights as an ethical way of living, i.e. causing no harm to oneself, other human beings, non-human beings, and the natural environment. The potential contributions of Buddhist ethics to sustainable decision-making and human well-being are further explored here.

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    “It is volition, bhikkhus, that I call kamma. For having willed, one acts by body, speech, or mind” (NDB. AN 6.63).

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Ng, E.C.H. (2020). Buddhist Ethics and Moral Life. In: Introduction to Buddhist Economics. Studies in Buddhist Economics, Management, and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35114-4_6

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