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MINDFUL LEADERSHIP for SUSTAINABLE PEACE ADVISORY BOARD His Holiness Thich Tri Quang Deputy Sangharaja of Vietnam Most Ven MINDFUL LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE ADVISORY BOARD His Holiness Thich Tri Quang Deputy Sangharaja of Vietnam Most Ven. Dr. Thich Thien Nhon President of National Vietnam Buddihst Sangha Most Ven.Prof. Brahmapundit President of International Council for Day of Vesak CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Prof. Dr. Le Manh That, Vietnam Most Ven. Dr. Dharmaratana, France Most Ven. Prof. Dr. Phra Rajapariyatkavi, Thailand Bhante. Chao Chu, U.S.A. Prof. Dr. Amajiva Lochan, India Most Ven. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu (Conference Coordinator), Vietnam EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Do Kim Them, Germany Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh, India Nguyen Manh Dat, U.S.A. Dr. Tran Tien Khanh, USA Dr. Thang Lai, Australia Bruce Robert Newton, Australia Dr. Le Thanh Binh, Vietnam Giac Thanh Ha, Vietnam Nguyen Thi Linh Da, Vietnam Tan Bao Ngoc, Vietnam VIETNAM BUDDHIST UNIVERITY SERIES MINDFUL LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE Editors: Most Ven. Thich Nhat Tu, D.Phil., Most Ven. Thich Duc Thien, Ph.D., HONG DUC PUBLISHING HOUSE v CONTENTS Foreword ........................................................................................................... ix Preface ................................................................................................................ xi Editors’ introduction ............................................................................ xv I. LEADERSHIP: POLITICAL AND MINDFUL 1. Moments to Mind:Principles of Buddhist Leadership and the Process of Cognition in the Sautrāntika School Benjamin Joseph Goldstein .....................................................................3 2. Five Principles of Global Leadership Most Ven. Thich Nhat Tu ................................................................................ 19 3. Right concentration and mental well being Bhikkhuni Hue Lien .......................................................................................41 4. Buddhist Perspective on Mindful Leadership for Strengthening Peace Ram Kalap Tiwari ..................................................................................51 5. To Achieve Mindful Leadership for Sustainable Peace: Suggest- ing a Buddhist Way of Josaseon (Patriarchal Zen) Practice Ven. Jinwol Dowon ...................................................................................63 6. How to Build Up a Mindful Leadership for a Sustainable Soci- ety from the Perspective of Bodhisattva Ideal Le Thi Thanh Thuy ..................................................................................77 7. Mindful Leadership for a Sustainable Peace Oriented by the Emperor Trần Nhân Tông Nguyen Viet Bao Hung ............................................................................91 8. Mindful Leadership for Sustainable Peace Binodini Das & Ms. Amrita Das ...................................................... 109 vi MINDFUL LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE 9. Bodhisattva’s Leadership: Mental Leadership for Sustainable Peace Phra Rajapariyatkavi ........................................................................... 125 10. Buddha and Sustainable World Peace: A Study on His Mindful Leadership Projit Kumar Palit ................................................................................ 131 11. Mindful Leadership for Sustainable Peace: A Buddhist Ap- proach with Reference to U.N. Charter Sandeep Chandrabhanji Nagarale ..................................................... 145 12. Buddhist Concept of Spiritual and Mindful Leadership Qualities for Sustainable Peace and Development Ven. Devinda ......................................................................................... 161 13. Engaged Buddhism in India: Buddhist Approach of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to Sustainable Society in India Manish T. Meshram ............................................................................. 177 14. Buddhist Approach to Universal Ethics through Good Gover- nance: A Study on Ten Royal Virtues Biman Chandra Barua & Neeru Barua .....................................................189 15. An Approach to Mindfulness and Mindful Leadership Ven. Thich Minh Thanh ....................................................................... 215 16. Buddhist Perspective on Mindful Leadership for Sustainable Peace Kalsang Wangmo .................................................................................. 233 17. Mindful Leader in the Global Society L. Udaya Kumar & GM Susmitha ..................................................... 247 18. Mindfulness for Self-Transformation and Becoming an Inspira- tion for Society Ven. P. R. Tongchangya ........................................................................ 269 II. SUSTAINABLE PEACE 19. Buddhist Teachings to Sustainable Peace Building Ehelepola Mahinda .....................................................................................................287 CONTENTS vii 20. The Role of Religion in Leadership for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building with Reference to Buddhist Teachings G. S. Charith Priyadarshan ................................................................. 297 21. Three Intertwined Paths to Leading for Sustainable Peace Phe Bach & W. Edward Bureau ......................................................... 311 22. Buddhist Theory of Peaceful Co-Existence Samatha Ilangakoon .............................................................................. 335 23. Some Unmindful Issues of Buddhist Leaders Who Seek Sustainable Peace Rev. Dato’ Dr.Sumana Siri ................................................................. 347 24. A Study of Buddhist Teachings with Respect to Conflict Resolution Ven. Moragaswewe Vijitha ................................................................... 359 25. Buddhist Views on Violent Conflict in Society: The Role of Lead- ership in Peace Building Ven. Lien Vien ...................................................................................................379 26. Mindfulness: A Tool for Sustainable Peace Neeraj Yadav ......................................................................................... 393 27. Logic and Correct Mindset Any Peace-Making Leaders Must Ac- quire Can Dong Guo ...................................................................................... 407 28. Sustainable Development and World Peace: A Buddhist Ap- proach Chandrashekhar Paswan ..................................................................... 435 29. Buddhism, Non-Violence and the Making of a Sustainable Society: A study in Prospects and Potentials Rana Purushottam Kumar Singh .................................................................453 30. Significance of Buddhist Diplomacy for Sustainable Develop- ment in Modern Asia Santosh K. Gupta ................................................................................. 463 31. The View of Buddhists about the Cause of Violence, Conflict, viii MINDFUL LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE War and Methods of Remedy Tran Duc Nam ...................................................................................... 477 32. Ideal Democratic Leadership for the Establishment of Sustain- able Peace through Buddhist Polity Ven. Ridegama Wanarathana ............................................................. 491 33. Buddhist Psychological Approach for Sustainable Peace Dipen Barua .......................................................................................... 505 34. Buddhist Approach to Sustainable World Peace Satyendra Kumar Pandey & Simerjit Kaur .................................... 521 Biographical Notes on Contributors ............................................... 541 ix FOREWORD In 1999, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the resolution to recognize the Vesak Day as an International Day of Recognition of Buddhists and the contribution of the Buddha to the world. Since then, the people and the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, in general, and Mahachulalongkornraja- vidyalaya University, in particular, were very honored to have successively and successfully held for twelve years the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations in Thailand. From 2004 to date, we have come a long way in the celebrations, and we are happy to be the host and organizer, but it is time for the celebrations to grow and evolve. The United Nations Day of Vesak is coming to maturity, with twelve celebrations under our belt, much experience gained, and it is time now to share this with others. There will always be room for growth and development, and we are elated to see it grow. In 2006-2007, having joined the International Organizing Committee for the UN Day of Vesak as Deputy Secretary General, Ven. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu has played a crucial role in building strong relationships between the National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and the International Council for Day of Vesak in particular and the Global Buddhist communities in general. We have supported and congratulated Vietnam on organizing successful UNDV celebrations and conference in 2008 and 2014, respectively. We have full trust in Vietnam being the host of UNDV 2019 for the third time. We like to thank all those who have contributed to the success of previous celebrations and wish all future celebrations be successful. The teachings of the Buddha see no boundaries; the minds of all are alike; the sufferings of all are similar and truly; and the liberation x MINDFUL LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE of all is the same. We are happy to initiate the process, develop the scope, and now it is time for others to follow in similar footsteps, evolve the celebrations into a truly international event
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