There has always been movements and debates whether or not to abolish capital punishment. Globally, it has been mostly abolished; however the United States currently still uses it. Also, if we look it at a religious point of view meaning Christianity and Judaism there would be no surprise that it does not stand against capital punishment in comparison to other nations. Although very little has been mention or written, in regarding to Buddhism view who are very passionate toward abolishing capital punishment. So why is Buddhism against Capital Punishment? Buddhism provides a unique perspective on reality and the best life for human being. Buddhism has a wide variety of rich traditional religious literature on Buddhist perspective taking a stance
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As capital punishment entails killing and therefore requires breaking the first Precept thus bringing Negative Consequences toward your-self. Buddhism opposes any kind of Capital Punishment, as Buddhism views it as inhumane to both the recipient and the person for conducting the punishment. The aim of punishment should not be retribution, but rehabilitation in their way; it should help a person recover to better fit into society. In the most extreme cases, people can be banished from the town or city if no hope of rehabilitation is …show more content…
For instance there has been a controversy on a ruler named Asoka. He embraced the idea of Buddhism throughout his lands. However, his still retained the idea of capital punishment depending on the crime. In my opinion this is not the way of Buddhism because the thought of ending another person life is in there; and what been said it the five precepts about abstain from killing someone. Asoka is technically not considered a Buddhist follower. Another leader was Dalai Lama XIII. Who fought against the British and Chinese in an effort to change his country Tibet. Dalai Lama was able to abolish capital punishment. Leader how fallen and risen throughout the century but in the long run it seem to have succeed; Nation like Bhutan, Sri Lanka Cambodia and Thailand. Sri Lanka, however, is in confusion whether or not to have Capital punishment. Hood (1996) notes that Buddhist organizations in Sri Lanka have generally supported or have been indifferent to the practice. An execution has not taken place in Sri Lanka since 1977 because the president commuted all death sentences to life in prison. More recently the government has given way to public demand to bring back the practice of capital punishment to reduce increasing level of violent
As capital punishment entails killing and therefore requires breaking the first Precept thus bringing Negative Consequences toward your-self. Buddhism opposes any kind of Capital Punishment, as Buddhism views it as inhumane to both the recipient and the person for conducting the punishment. The aim of punishment should not be retribution, but rehabilitation in their way; it should help a person recover to better fit into society. In the most extreme cases, people can be banished from the town or city if no hope of rehabilitation is …show more content…
For instance there has been a controversy on a ruler named Asoka. He embraced the idea of Buddhism throughout his lands. However, his still retained the idea of capital punishment depending on the crime. In my opinion this is not the way of Buddhism because the thought of ending another person life is in there; and what been said it the five precepts about abstain from killing someone. Asoka is technically not considered a Buddhist follower. Another leader was Dalai Lama XIII. Who fought against the British and Chinese in an effort to change his country Tibet. Dalai Lama was able to abolish capital punishment. Leader how fallen and risen throughout the century but in the long run it seem to have succeed; Nation like Bhutan, Sri Lanka Cambodia and Thailand. Sri Lanka, however, is in confusion whether or not to have Capital punishment. Hood (1996) notes that Buddhist organizations in Sri Lanka have generally supported or have been indifferent to the practice. An execution has not taken place in Sri Lanka since 1977 because the president commuted all death sentences to life in prison. More recently the government has given way to public demand to bring back the practice of capital punishment to reduce increasing level of violent