Buddhism and Ecology

Abstract

The main concern of the Buddha’s teachings is to fi nd out the reason and remedy to resolve the predicament of human suffering or Dukkha. More precisely the Buddhist doctrine deals with the factors that create human dissatisfaction and all types of affl ictions in general. On the path to reach his goal or the realization of Nirvana, the Buddhist doctrine promotes : patience, generosity, nonviolence, solidarity, equanimity, understanding, tolerance, wisdom, compassion, love and kindness towards all creatures and forms of lives without any distinctions. These are the ethical values over which Buddhism stands. In the second Noble Truth , the Buddha explain the cause of Dukkha with the Pali word “Tanha”, which means craving or constant thirst which lies at the bottom of
all human motivations and desires. In the Aggañña Sutta (DN27) of the Pali Canon, the Buddha describes the beginning of Life on Earth and how human activities changed the primordial natural landscape. Devine beings felt.