Buddhism, Asian values and democracy

Article Abstract:

The Dalai Lama states that the concept and practice of democracy is not alien to Buddhism. The importance of the individual in a democracy is also central to Buddhism, which emphasizes personal effort in the actualization of human potential. Consensus, which is an integral part of decision-making in a democracy, is also practiced in Buddhist monastic orders. The ethical and political values underlying democracy are universal, making them applicable to any religious system, including Buddhism.

Speeches, lectures and essays, Transcript, Buddhism, Dalai Lama

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The Church and the martyr's stake in Poland

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The question of whether totalitarian communism will be replaced by a democratic order, a tolerant nation and a pluralist society or by a new utopia founded on religious or racial ideologies is discussed, in the light of debates over what form democracy in Poland will assume.

Poland, Church and state, Roman Catholicism

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Religion, democracy and the "twin tolerations"

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the compatibility of religion and democracy throughout the different cultures of the world are discussed.

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