Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society)
by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo | 2012 | 44,050 words
In this essay, the concept of socially engaged Buddhism will be discussed with exclusive focus on Australia. The term Socially Engaged Buddhism refers to an active involvement by Buddhist members in society and its problems, practitioners in this nascent movement seek to actualize traditional ideals of wisdom and compassion. Also dealt with are the...
A (5). Visiting Prisons
[Full title: Buddhist Contributions to the Australian Society (5): Visiting Prisons]
To be tolerance, sympathy and give a chance for other, who had done the wrong things and who is in jail once the Buddha has said “turn a head become a Buddha” which mean that people who has done things wrong even they had kill people but if they know that they had done bad things, turn to regret and ashamed with the bad action they had done, vow not to do it again, try to do all good things and benefit for most people, depend on the times, years and lifes they make their effort so they would regain their purity, calm and truth nature.
In Australia there are 39% of Buddhist organization are involved in visiting prisons from all different schools of Buddhism. Prison work includes both formal and informal work. Formal work included programs for prisoners developed in liaison with relevant statutory authorities, while informal work includes prison visiting.[1]
All Buddhist organization emphasise that commission of evil does not imply a permanent habit of doing evil and that by providing prisoners with skilful and loving ways of managing their suffering they may provide significant opportunities for the prisoners to change their lifestyles both within prison and upon release.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Patricia Sherwood. The Buddha is in the Street. Engaged Buddhism in Australia. Cowan University, Sunbury, 2003. P. 90