Theravada in Wider Perspective
Theravada in Wider Perspective
This concluding chapter discusses Theravada Buddhism in the globalized world of today. It particularly examines Western Theravada Buddhism, socially engaged Buddhism, and the movement of Theravada nuns. Each of the three subjects discussed in this chapter represents a situation in which tradition is challenged by modernity. Consequently, Theravada emerges as a religious example of attempts to avoid change. However, according to the teaching of the Buddha himself, change is one of the three characteristics of reality. All constructed phenomena are subject to it. It is very unlikely that the leaders of Theravada are unaware of this truth. Therefore, their insistence on perpetuating tradition has to be seen as resulting from other considerations.
Keywords: Theravada Buddhism, Western Theravada Buddhism, socially engaged Buddhism, Theravada nuns, modernity, Theravada leaders
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