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Bhikkhu Bodhi and the War in Ukraine: Lessons for Buddhists?

Aug 7, 2022
27:57

How do we deal with war If we are practicing the precept of non-harming (non-killing)? What are we supposed to do, and how are we supposed to feel about the situation in Ukraine? Eminent monastic scholar and practitioner Bhikkhu Bodhi has a recent article where he discusses this issue, with particular emphasis on the war in Ukraine. We discuss the article and the idea of warfare in Buddhism.

Link to the article:
https://www.lionsroar.com/buddhism-nonviolence-and-the-moral-quandary-of-ukraine/

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