| dc.contributor.author | Rev. Maharjan, Dilbhadra | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-16T05:35:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-16T05:35:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-01-16T05:35:02Z | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Maharjan, D. (2015). Significance of the Noble Eightfold Path for Global Ecological Development. Proceedings of 10th National Conference on Buddhist Studies of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 30. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2235 - 901X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1641 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Thought Mother Nature can survive without human, human cannot exist without her. By emphasizing above universal concept, ecologists have been examining many different views regards human collaboration with nature. Due to the rapid economic development, people are disregardedto admit that they are part of the nature. Therefore MotherNature is in a perilous situation due to the unethical human behavior. Among various problematic phenomena of the earth, it identified that the preservation of ecological values are most essential in contemporary world.While religious leaders, environmentalists, and scholars demonstrate their best effort to safeguard the nature,the concept of noble eight fold pathperforman exceptional role to preserve the biosphere. Therefore, the effort of this researched paperis to indicatethe significance of noble eight fold path for global ecological development. To illustrate, initially explanation commence with the early concepts of nature where human was cheerful with less requirements. They considered the nature as the God and adored it. Human lived with Mother Nature and sheprotected them with less nature disasters. Secondly, this researched paper demonstrates the significance of the noble eight fold pathfor global ecological development. Itelaborates the initial ecological concepts andthe proper ways to deal pleasantly with Mother Nature.Thirdly, it pays attentionto the necessities of practicing this path to maintain human behavior with minimum nature disasters. Finally, by explaining ecological solutions from Buddhism, humanwill open their eyes more widely with paying specific attention to Buddhist teachings. It assistances to protect the future upcoming generation in the competitive world with less nature disasters. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda. | |
| dc.subject | Global ecological development | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mother Nature | en_US |
| dc.subject | environmentalist | en_US |
| dc.subject | nature disasters | en_US |
| dc.title | Significance of the Noble Eightfold Path for Global Ecological Development | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.date.published | 2015-01-03 |