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Browsing ICH 2016 by Subject "Buddhism"

Browsing ICH 2016 by Subject "Buddhism"

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  • Buddhist attitudes towards animal sacrifice 
    Pathirana, R.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Animals are a part of the natural environment. However humans’ cruelty to animals has become a serious concern in the contemporary world. On the other hand, animal sacrifices are well- known in the world. All major religions ...
  • A Buddhist perspective on the influence of the human mind on climatic changes 
    Dhammadassana Thero, Kosgama (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Buddhism discusses the influence of the human mind and feelings on the climatic changes, especially in two discourses in the sutta pitaka. Aggañña Sutta and Saptasüryodgamana Sutta thus enunciate how the pollution of the ...
  • A comparative study of the Sāṃkhya-Yogic Caturvyūha and the heart of Buddhist philosophy 
    Rewatha Thero, Udawela; Ven. Da Xing (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    In the Sāṃkhya-Yogic and Buddhist traditions, both fundamental methodologies adopt logic matrix and process to the discovery of a problem and solve its problem in their respective fields successfully. In fact, this research ...
  • Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka with special reference to international human rights standards 
    Gamalath, H. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society. Article 9 of the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka, provided a foremost place in Buddhism and it has given the duty to protect and foster the Buddha Sasana in the country. ...
  • How to practise Buddhism for mercy 
    Gnanasena Thero, Walapane (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There are two questions that arise from the title given above. They are what is Buddhism? and what is mercy ? If someone asked you these two questions, what answer will you give for them? The first one out of these two is ...
  • The importance of empirical trends in early Buddhism: A comparative study in philosophical empiricism 
    Rajapaksha, D.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Epistemology can be identified as a main sub-field of philosophy. Epistemology deals with the way of receiving knowledge and validity of knowledge. Two main schools which discuss these two and they are school of Rationalism ...
  • Portraiture in Sri Lankan art from mid-eighteenth century to mid-twentieth century 
    de Zoysa, A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Stone inscriptions and donor inscriptions on copper and palm leaf (Sannas and Tudapath ) show an unbroken tradition from the early years of Buddhism in Sri Lanka how kings and queen were responsible for the erection of ...
  • A study of the concept of environment within Zen philosophy 
    Rathnayaka, R.M.C.P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Zen is one of the most accepted schools of Buddhism in Japan and believed to be a creation of Shakyamuni Buddha. At the sacred Bodhi tree, Buddha has passed his realization to Maha Kassapa Thero. The objective of Zen ...
  • A study on the Buddhist view on ‘Authorization’ 
    Upeksha Dhammadheera Thero, Opanayake; Bandara, A.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    ‘Authorization’ means ‘giving permission to do something’. Every organization, constitution, and the institution is maintained by a certain power. Not only these entities but also even a country, a state and the whole world ...

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