Buddhist socialism

E354084
Buddhist political philosophy economic philosophy political ideology religious socialism

Buddhist socialism is a political and economic philosophy that blends socialist principles with Buddhist ethical teachings on compassion, non-violence, and the reduction of suffering.

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Label Occurrences
Buddhist socialism canonical 2
English term "Buddhist socialism" 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist political philosophy ⓘ
economic philosophy ⓘ
political ideology ⓘ
religious socialism ⓘ
advocatedBy B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike ⓘ
Dalai Lama ⓘ
surface form: Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

U Nu ⓘ
aimsFor reduction of suffering ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Bhutan ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Burma

Cambodia ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form: Tibet
combinesWith socialism ⓘ
critiques materialism ⓘ
drawsOnConcept Middle Way ⓘ
dāna ⓘ
karuṇā ⓘ
mettā ⓘ
right livelihood ⓘ
emergedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
emphasizes compassion ⓘ
economic equality ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
welfare of all beings ⓘ
hasEthicalBasisIn Buddhism ⓘ
influencedBy Engaged Buddhism ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
language Buddhist socialism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: English term "Buddhist socialism"
opposes class exploitation ⓘ
structural violence ⓘ
rejects unrestrained capitalism ⓘ
relatedTo Christian socialism ⓘ
Islamic socialism ⓘ
religious left ⓘ
seeksToAlign economic life with Buddhist ethics ⓘ
political institutions with Buddhist ethics ⓘ
seeksToIntegrate spiritual development and social reform ⓘ
supports cooperative economics ⓘ
democratic participation ⓘ
nonviolent social change ⓘ
redistribution of wealth ⓘ
social welfare programs ⓘ
viewsReligionAs force for social transformation ⓘ

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U Nu → ideology → Buddhist socialism ⓘ
Sangkum era → ideology → Buddhist socialism ⓘ
Buddhist socialism → language → Buddhist socialism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: English term "Buddhist socialism"