Ch.2: Global Ecological Values and Buddhism

ABSTRACT:- Ecological values are related to the surroundings covering all aspects of nature i.e., Trees, plants, animals, and human beings in the environment. Modern unscientific and unplanned technological £idvances are considered the major causes of the ecological imbalance. Buddhism is a system of ethics

and values. Lord Buddha is the founder of Buddhism. He is one of the greatest ethical teachers in the world. Buddhism teaches us to respect all forms of life and nature. Ecological values can be observed by applying Buddha’s tenets of the Four Noble Truths, Law of Dependent Origination, Eight-Fold Path, Right livelihood, etc. We have to realize the extent to which the forest ecosystem and the entire global life-support system are interdependent. The ethics and values of Buddhism show the feelings of Love, compassion, kindness, and other noble qualities and human values, which are compulsory for ecological values. This paper will explore how Buddhism and Lord Buddha’s teachings are purely eco-friendly and how they can bring about happy, healthy, harmonious, and peaceful co-existence through the principle of regard for all levels of beings in the world as a whole.