BUDDHIST APPROACH TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES ADVISORY BOARD His Holiness Thich Tri Quang Deputy Sangharaja of Vietnam Most Ven. Dr. Thich Thien Nhon President of National Vietnam Buddhist 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. Tran Tien Khanh, USA Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh Bruce Robert Newton, Australia Nguyen Manh Dat, U.S.A. Giac Thanh Ha, Vietnam Dr. Le Thanh Binh, Vietnam Giac Hai Hanh, Australia Nguyen Thi Linh Da, Vietnam Tan Bao Ngoc, Vietnam VIETNAM BUDDHIST UNIVERITY SERIES BUDDHIST APPROACH TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES Editors: Most Ven. Thich Nhat Tu, D.Phil., Most Ven. Thich Duc Thien, Ph.D., RELIGION PUBLISHER CONTENTS Foreword .................................................................................................. xi Preface ....................................................................................................xiii Editors’ Introduction .........................................................................xvii I. OPENING ADDRESSES 1. Message by the Supreme Patriarch of the National Vietnam Bud- dhist Sangha His Holiness Thich Pho Tue .....................................................................3 2. Welcome Address by the President of the National Vietnam Bud- dhist Sangha Most Ven. Thich Thien Nhon ...................................................................7 3. Message by the President of International Council for Day of Vesak Most Ven. Phra Brahmapundit ............................................................ 11 4. Significance of Vesak Most Ven. Thich Bao Nghiem ...............................................................13 5. Message by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh ................................................................... 17 II. KEYNOTE SPEECHES 6. Vietnam Accompanying the Global Buddhist Community in Striving for a Peaceful and Sustainable Development World H.E. Vu Khoan ........................................................................................21 7. Buddhist Approach to Global Leadrship & Shared Responsibility for Sustainable Societies S. R. Bhatt ................................................................................................27 vi BUDDHIST APPROACH TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES 8. Buddhist Leadership: A Hands-On Perspective Most Ven. Luangpor Khemadhammo ..................................................43 III. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES 9. Five Principles of Global Leadership Most Ven. Thich Nhat Tu .......................................................................63 10. Buddhist Contribution to Good Governance and Development in Vietnam Le Manh That .........................................................................................85 11. Leading with Wisdom and Buddhist Practice Peter van den Berg ..................................................................................97 12. “Buddhist Approach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies” Gabor Karsai .........................................................................................113 13. The Issue of Exclusivism and Parochialism in Buddhist Perspective Amrita Nanda .......................................................................................127 14. Dependent Origination and Migration: The Need for Buddhist Leadership Devin Combs Bowles ............................................................................141 15. What if Buddhists Lead the World? G.T. Maurits Kwee ................................................................................151 16. Buddhist Approach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies of People with Disabilities in The Western and Oriental World: Through Buddhist Music and Architectural Design Leena Seneheweera ...............................................................................177 17. Elements of Buddha’s Political Philosophy in The Pali Canon, and Its Relevance for The Global Leadership Issues and Sustainable Political Relations Robert Szuksztul ...................................................................................193 CONTENTS vii 18. A Vision for the Youth Development and Leadership: A Critical Study of the Young Siddhartha’s Renunciation Nguyen Ngoc Tien ................................................................................213 19. Empowerment of Women: Early Buddhist Perspective Meena Charanda ..................................................................................229 20. The Basic Studying of the Influence of Buddhism in Global Leadership and Sustainable Social Development Nguyen Thi Que Anh ............................................................................241 21. The Enlightened Leader: An Insight into Buddhist Leadershi Model for 21St Century Manish Prasad Rajak...........................................................................259 IV. SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES 22. Social Cohesion and the Ariyaparyesanā Sutta Jeff Wilson ..............................................................................................275 23. The Adaptability of Buddhism to the Changes of Modern Society Most Ven. Thich Vien Tri .....................................................................287 24. Gender Equality and Sustainable Society: A Buddhist View for Modern World Arpita Mitra ..........................................................................................297 25. Global Citizenship and Sustainability a Contemporary Model of Buddhism James Bruce Cresswell...........................................................................313 26. Buddhists Contributions to Building more Harmonious and Sustainable Societies. A Sociological Analysis José A. Rodríguez Díaz, ......................................................................325 27. New Challenges: Buddhist Proposal for Sustainable Society Rajni Srivastava ....................................................................................353 28. Buddhist Contribution to Sustainable Social Development Th ich Hanh Chon .................................................................................365 viii BUDDHIST APPROACH TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES V. SELECTED THEMATIC PAPERS Mindful Leadership and World Peace ...................................................377 29. Moments to Mind: Principles of Buddhist Leadership and the Process of Cognition in the Sautrāntika School Benjamin Joseph Goldstein ..................................................................377 30. To Achieve Mindful Leadership for Sustainable Peace: Suggesting a Buddhist Way of Josaseon (Patriarchal Zen) Practice Most Ven. Jinwol Dowon ......................................................................393 31. Buddhist Theory of Peaceful Co-Existence Samatha Ilangakoon ............................................................................407 32. Three Intertwined Paths to Leading for Sustainable Peace Phe Bach & W. Edward Bureau ..........................................................419 Family and Healthcare ..........................................................................443 33. Buddhist Approach to Harmonious Families in the Changing Society Kyoung-Hee Lee ....................................................................................443 34. Duty and Compassion: Theravāda Buddhist Approach to Harmonious Families, Health Care and Sustainable Societies Pataraporn Sirikanchana ...................................................................457 35. Life Style Enhancement and New Dimensions of Health Care: A Focus on Pain Management Padmasiri De Silva ...............................................................................467 36. Who Cares for the Responder John M. Scorsine. ...................................................................................477 Education and Environment ..................................................................489 37. Buddhist Education in Southeast Asia: Crisis And Remedies Amarjiva Lochan ..................................................................................489 38. Universally Valid Ethical Norms of Buddhism Applicable to Global Education in Ethics Pahalawattage Don Premasiri .............................................................509 CONTENTS ix 39. Buddhist Approach to Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Development Karam Tej Singh Sarao ........................................................................525 40. The Framework of Right Consumption Gábor Kovács ........................................................................................545 Buddhism and 4.0 Revolution .....................................................................563 41. The 4Th Industrial Revolution – A Buddhist Perspective for Sustainable Societies and Wellbeing Peter Daniels ..........................................................................................563 42. Reacting to the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’: Side-Stepping