Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor

Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor

KARUNA (compassion) in Mahayana Buddhism is explained as a wish to eliminate suffering from beings. It designates the quality of heart which emphasizes love and respect for all sentient beings. In Mahayana Buddhism compassion is equal to wisdom. In fact, it is one of the important ways to attain Nir...

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Main Author: Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Jabatan Usuluddin Dan Falsafah, Fakulti Pengajian Islam Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Subjects:
BJ Ethics
BJ1188 Religious ethics
BQ Buddhism
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/57541/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57541/2/57541.pdf
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spelling iium-575412017-07-11T07:49:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57541/ Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya BJ Ethics BJ1188 Religious ethics BQ Buddhism KARUNA (compassion) in Mahayana Buddhism is explained as a wish to eliminate suffering from beings. It designates the quality of heart which emphasizes love and respect for all sentient beings. In Mahayana Buddhism compassion is equal to wisdom. In fact, it is one of the important ways to attain Nirvana (liberation from suffering). This paper seeks to discuss the practice of compassion and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The discussion is divided into two parts; the practice of filial piety and the practice of compassion towards other beings. It is found that the teaching of compassion in Mahayana Buddhism shares a lot of similarities with the teaching of compassion in Islam. It means that compassion stands as a common value between the two religions thus providing avenues for promoting mutual understanding between Buddhists and Muslims in Malaysia. Jabatan Usuluddin Dan Falsafah, Fakulti Pengajian Islam Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57541/2/57541.pdf Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya (2016) Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. In: Seminar Antarabangsa Agama & Pembangunan ke-IX:Agama dan Perdamaian, 4th-5th October 2016, Bangi, Selangor.
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BJ1188 Religious ethics
BQ Buddhism
spellingShingle BJ Ethics
BJ1188 Religious ethics
BQ Buddhism
Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
description KARUNA (compassion) in Mahayana Buddhism is explained as a wish to eliminate suffering from beings. It designates the quality of heart which emphasizes love and respect for all sentient beings. In Mahayana Buddhism compassion is equal to wisdom. In fact, it is one of the important ways to attain Nirvana (liberation from suffering). This paper seeks to discuss the practice of compassion and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The discussion is divided into two parts; the practice of filial piety and the practice of compassion towards other beings. It is found that the teaching of compassion in Mahayana Buddhism shares a lot of similarities with the teaching of compassion in Islam. It means that compassion stands as a common value between the two religions thus providing avenues for promoting mutual understanding between Buddhists and Muslims in Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
author_facet Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
author_sort Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
title Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
title_short Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
title_full Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
title_fullStr Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
title_sort karuna (compassion): the practice and its impacts on chinese mahayana buddhists in kuala lumpur and selangor
publisher Jabatan Usuluddin Dan Falsafah, Fakulti Pengajian Islam Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/57541/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57541/2/57541.pdf
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