Karma, Compassion, and Dharma: A Buddhist Perspective on Social Responsibility and Healthcare—A Reflection in Light of Buddhism

Ellen Ying ZHANG

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71849-1_2

Karma, Compassion, and Dharma: A Buddhist Perspective on Social Responsibility and Healthcare—A Reflection in Light of Buddhism

Ellen Ying ZHANG^*

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Department of Religion and Philosophy

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This essay addresses social responsibility regarding the issue of healthcare from a Buddhist perspective. Traditionally, Buddhism is viewed as a contemplative religion which focuses on a solitary quest for emancipation and spiritual advancement rather than active engagement in the world or a social movement. The question now is how to bring Buddhism into conversation with the current debate on social responsibility and healthcare based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. The discussion of the essay includes Buddhist concepts of karma, dharma, and compassion and the interpretation of these concepts to respond to relevant issues under the debate, particularly in terms of the Western ideas of human rights, equality, and social justice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health
Subtitle of host publication	Towards a Dialogical Approach
Editors	Joseph Tham, Chris Durante, Alberto García Gómez
Publisher	Springer Cham
Chapter	2
Pages	13-25
Number of pages	13
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319718491
ISBN (Print)	9783319718484, 9783030101237
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71849-1_2
Publication status	Published - 25 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	Advancing Global Bioethics
Publisher	Springer
Volume	9
ISSN (Print)	2212-652X
ISSN (Electronic)	2212-6538

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Health(social science)
Health Policy

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Buddhism
Healthcare
Karma
Dharma
Social responsibility

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ZHANG, E. Y. (2018). Karma, Compassion, and Dharma: A Buddhist Perspective on Social Responsibility and Healthcare—A Reflection in Light of Buddhism. In J. Tham, C. Durante, & A. G. Gómez (Eds.), Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health: Towards a Dialogical Approach (1st ed., pp. 13-25). (Advancing Global Bioethics; Vol. 9). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71849-1_2

ZHANG, Ellen Ying. / Karma, Compassion, and Dharma : A Buddhist Perspective on Social Responsibility and Healthcare—A Reflection in Light of Buddhism. Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health: Towards a Dialogical Approach. editor / Joseph Tham ; Chris Durante ; Alberto García Gómez. 1st. ed. Springer Cham, 2018. pp. 13-25 (Advancing Global Bioethics).

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ZHANG, EY 2018, Karma, Compassion, and Dharma: A Buddhist Perspective on Social Responsibility and Healthcare—A Reflection in Light of Buddhism. in J Tham, C Durante & AG Gómez (eds), Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health: Towards a Dialogical Approach. 1st edn, Advancing Global Bioethics, vol. 9, Springer Cham, pp. 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71849-1_2

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ZHANG EY. Karma, Compassion, and Dharma: A Buddhist Perspective on Social Responsibility and Healthcare—A Reflection in Light of Buddhism. In Tham J, Durante C, Gómez AG, editors, Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health: Towards a Dialogical Approach. 1st ed. Springer Cham. 2018. p. 13-25. (Advancing Global Bioethics). Epub 2018 Apr 27. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71849-1_2

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