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» Buddhism and Medical Ethics    A bibliographic introduction.    http://www.changesurfer.com/Bud/BudBioEth.html

» Buddhism and Respect for Parents    Extensive sutra analysis of Buddha's teaching on respecting one's parents.    http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/BuddhismParents/BuddhismParents.html

» Buddhist Morality    The basic concepts of Buddhist morality.    http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhamorals.html

» Buddhist Precepts    An explanation of the Precepts by Robert Aitken Roshi.    http://www.zenproject.faithweb.com/zen_teachings/buddhist_precepts.html

» Consequences of Your Actions    Online Chinese Buddhist tract with simple illustrations of the moral consequences of actions.    http://www.geocities.com/jamesiu/

» Continuity and Change in the Economic Ethics of Buddhism: Evidence From the History of Buddhism in India, China and Japan    A paper in the Journal of Buddhist Ethics considering Buddhist values with regard to wealth and economic activity, either within society or within the sangha.    http://www.buddhistethics.org/3/ornatow1.html

» Criteria for Judging the Unwholesomeness of Actions in the Texts of Theravaada Buddhism    Journal of Buddhist Ethics paper reviewing the role of ethics on the path in Theravāda texts and discussing the various criteria for distinguishing between gradations of wholesome and unwholesome actions, and considering the question of the relation betw    http://www.buddhistethics.org/2/harvey.html

» Cutting the Cat Into One: The Practice of the Bodhisattva Precepts in Zen    Kai, jo, e. Sila or precepts, samadhi or complete practice, prajna or wisdom. Call them what you will, these are the basis and the ground of healthy practice. They are also the Path itself. And the results? Well, they are also kai, jo, and e.    http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Veranda/5161/cuttingcat.html

» Economics in Buddhism    To live in this world, wealth is very essential. So everyone has to work for money as society depends on economics. But we should not regard wealth to be like a god. Trying to get wealth through right means is not wrong. Competition can be bad if it is d    http://home.pacific.net.sg/~bvs/economics.htm

» Golden Rules of Buddhism    The too prevalent ignorance among even adult Sinhalese Buddhists of the ethical code of their religion lead H.S. Olcott to issue this little compilation. It consists of quotes from Therevada sources on daily life, organized by topic.    http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/olcott.html

» Journal of Buddhist Ethics    Journal that promotes the study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles, discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews.    http://www.buddhistethics.org/

» Karma    The Law of Karma explained.    http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freenet/rootdir/menus/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/truths/karma2.html

» Karma Ghost    A cartoon about karma that seems to imply a kind of Newton's first law of ethics for every action, there is an equal and complementary response. A Sundance Film Festival winner.    http://billyblob.com/cartoons/karma-ghost/index.html

» Lay Morality    The Buddhist perspective of morality is given in a nutshell in the little Pali verse. "Sabba papassa akaranam - kusalassa upasampada sachitta pariyodapanam - etam buddhanu sasanam" "To keep away from all evil, cultivate good, and purify    http://www.lankaweb.com/dhamma/view12.html

» Questions and Answers on Buddhist Moral Issues    Topics include: good and evil, marriage, divorce, birth control and abortion, suicide, war, military service, mercy killing, killing for self protection, stealing from the rich to feed the poor, extramarital sex, white lies, intoxicants.    http://web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo/MoreQA.htm#Marriage

» Sila    Sila (virtue, moral conduct) is the cornerstone upon which the entire Noble Eightfold Path is built. The practice of sila is defined by the middle three factors of the Eightfold Path: Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood.    http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/sila.html

» Sila -- Moral Conduct    Sila or moral conduct is the principle of human behaviour that promotes orderly and peaceful existence in a community. Rules of moral conduct are to be found in every religion. They may resemble other codes of conduct to a greater or lesser degree dependi    http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/sila-moral.htm

» The Importance of Sila (Virtue)    "In order to practice meditation with any great success, one is required to practice sila."    http://www.angelfire.com/on2/buddhism/Sila.html

» The Meaning of Sin and Evil    "Buddhism has a completely satisfying answer to evil and sin. The Buddhist approach would be to question your "desire" to be without sin or evil, to look at the question itself. Why would you limit your life? To trap you into an experience    http://www.dyad.org/d07sin.htm