Sulak Sivaraksa on the Global Economy From a Buddhist Perspective

For more on this event: https://bit.ly/FSptRl For a full-length video of this event, visit: https://vimeo.com/41373525 For more on the Berkley Center: http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu April 12, 2012 | This video has been excerpted from the Berkley Center's event Buddhist Economics in the Age of Globalization Buddhism is one of the world's oldest religions, and an important belief system guiding the worldviews of approximately 350 million adherents. Within Buddhism, the Engaged Buddhist Movement applies insights and lessons from Buddhist thought to address social, political, and environmental injustices and challenges. Sulak Sivaraksa (recipient of the 2011 Niwano Peace Prize) is perhaps the most well known and globally recognized Engaged Buddhist leader, both in his native Thailand and abroad. Sivaraksa will deliver a public lecture at Georgetown, reflecting upon his more than half a century of work, and his call for an "economics of happiness" as an alternative to existing models of development. This event is co-sponsored by the Theology Department; the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists.