Thinking of Foundations and Justification of Buddhist Ethics
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Studies in Buddhist ethics is growing in popularity among
Buddhist scholars. A survey in more recent literature shows some
new trends in the field. Traditionally studies in Buddhist ethics
has been focused on the Pāli canon. An early instance of using
the term ‘ethics’ in relation to the Pāli canon is the translation of
Dhammasaṅgaṇī in 1900 by Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids into English
as A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics. Among those who
pioneered studies in Buddhist ethics as a full-fledged subject
are scholars such as S. Tachibana, O.H de A. Wijesekera, K.N.
Jayatilleke, and H. Saddhātissa. While Tachibana and Saddhātissa
were more interested in developing the basic principles and categories
of Buddhist ethics, the other two scholars, in particular, Jayatilleke
was interested in clarifying the meta-ethical issues.
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