Buddhist ethics: Essence of Buddhism,

by Hammalawa Saddhatissa

"For more than a quarter of a century, those in search of an introduction to Buddhist moral thought have turned and returned to this volume." Thus notes Charles Hallisey of Harvard University in his introduction. Starting with an examination of classical Greek notions of ethics, Venerable Saddhatissa goes on to explain the development of Buddhist moral codes and their practical application.

Genres: Buddhism, Religion, Philosophy, Nonfiction

202 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

The is more of a Dharma book than an ethics book, which is fine with me. He can't extricate ethics from the Dharma. He's a Theravadan monk from Sri Lanka and he's the one who did the conversion of Ambedkar in India, and he traveled to Europe, so he was pretty worldly in the sense of traveling the world, as a monk. I enjoyed the Theravadan digressions, but it's not really a book for beginners.

[Kylie Marsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty difficult to get through