I have to write a paper for my philosophy class, the topic is; How does Buddhism develop an environmental ethic?
....Any insight?
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recognizing all things as equal and interconected motivates one to treat the biosphere with reverence and respect. look into the dependent origination 'Pratītyasamutpāda' of buddhism. according to this idea, all of existence is dependent on the rest of existence. in other words, the causes and effects that 'objects' and 'phenomenon' enact are directly motivated and shaped by their interdependency on each other. if we are reliant on the rest of existence in order for us to exist than we must be able to recognize the environment as an embedded facet of our ability to 'live' also, the story of indra's net is paramount to the idea of dependent origination. god lukk. :)
i believe the jewel net of indra is a hindu originated idea. buddhism developed on the heels of an upanishadic hindu philosophy, so it is still relevant to the buddha's dharma.
doze hit the nail on the head. dependent arising. everything is empty of separate existence in buddhism. the lesson of the jewel net of indra revolves around being able to see everything when you look at one thing. the jewel net has all penetrating light, in which each and every jewel may be seen through one. the same works for a tree. you see sunlight, water, the person who walks past it, the bird that lives in it, the animal that died to fertilize the soil, the lighting bolt that burned the previous forrest down to make way for this tree, the family of the logger that cuts it, the company that makes his clothes, the oil to produce energy, the love in his heart for his wife.... if everything is inter-dependent than destroying your environment is like destroying yourself... this is a fun topic, enjoy
as well as recognizing that we all come from the same cloth....loosing the ego and disattaching oneself from possessions...kinda like natives never owned the land encompasses quite alot
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