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GHOTBI Nader
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2015/09 |
| Type | Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal) |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | A bioethical interpretation of Buddha’s enlightenment |
| Contribution Type | Single Work |
| Journal | Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 25(5),pp.204-208 |
| Responsible for | Journal listed in Australian Government Index ERA 2018 https://www.arc.gov.au/excellence-research-australia/era-2018-journal-list |
| Details | Siddhārtha Gautama attained Buddhahood by ‘awakening’ or ‘enlightenment’. Having spent many years in the struggle to find the truth about suffering, he was finally enlightened after spending days in meditation under a tree in Bodh Gaya, India. Later he started on a journey to spread his teachings, what is currently known as Buddhism with about 360 million practitioners worldwide. This paper examines the teachings of Buddhism in a bioethical perspective to hypothesize on what awakening or enlightenment meant to the Buddha. |
| ISSN | 1173-2571 |