Right Development: The Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand A closer look at "a day in the life" of four women provides further insight into this development. The Asoke group's aim is not a Western ideal, to accumulate high levels of material comfort, but a Buddhist ideal to release attachment to t
| TITLE | : | Right Development: The Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.82 (689 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0739109375 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| PAGES | : | 208 Pages |
| PUBLISH | : | 0000-00-00 |
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"Right Development" examines the Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand as a culturally and environmentally appropriate alternative to western development programs. The Asoke group's aim is not a Western ideal, to accumulate high levels of material comfort, but a Buddhist ideal to release attachment to the material world and attain spiritual freedom. Ethnographic research at one Asoke community illuminates how Asoke beliefs and practices foster development on three levels: the individual, community, and society. A closer look at "a day in the life" of four women provides further insight into this development. This book stipulates that development must be culturally/locally situated, focused on livelihoods rather than economic growth, environmentally sustainable, and endogenously inspired, implemented, and maintained. The intent here is not to offer a new meta-strategy fo
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About the AuthorJuliana Essen is adjunct professor at Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, California.
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