Buddhism and Sarvodaya : Sri Lankan Experience

Contents: Introduction. 1. Sarvodaya shramadana movement--hundred village development scheme. 2. Sarvodaya in a Buddhist society. 3. Sarvodaya shramadana movement: towards a global perspective from a rural experience. 4. Integrating national development with the rural sector. 5. Western and Asian science--two ways of seeking knowledge through causes. 6. Non-violence as a process of transforming action with inner harmony. 7. On survival and development--lessons from Sarvodaya--a Buddhist inspired movement for universal awakening. 8. Village studies for development purposes. 9. Peace-making in Sri Lanka in the Buddhist context. 10. Social service and humanity--what Buddhists can contribute. 11. Sarvodaya concept of development and its applicability to building-up an Asian regional network including Japan. 12. Political institutions and traditional morality. 13. Technology and rural transformation. 14. Transformation of vision into reality-planning for development (awakening). 15. A people's agenda for global awakening. 16. Buddhism in the 21st century. 17. Tolerance as a positive characteristic for personal and structural change. 18. Buddhist thought in Sarvodaya practice.