This week’s reading discussed engaged Buddhism and the ethics of Buddhism. Engaged Buddhism is any Buddhist activities that are directly engaged with social issues. In the modern day western cultures, religions are seen to play a role in society, however, many people believe Buddhists to be detached from worldly affairs. In response to this stereotype, Buddhist quickly acted on being engaged in their communities. This is seen though food drives, political demonstrations, and Buddhist chaplaincy. With the rise of this engaged Buddhism norm, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship was created. This fellowship focused on bringing Buddhist perspectives to the people and raising concern for many social issues such as peace and social justice. Buddhism is
