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ECODHARMA

Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis

By David R. Loy

Wisdom Publications 2019; 232 pp., $17.95 (paper)

Two questions are at the heart of : how can Buddhism help us respond to the eco-crisis, and what does this crisis signify for our practice and understanding of the dharma? David Loy begins by presenting an overview of the situation. “Climate change,” he says, “is just, and unpacks what they mean in the light of ecology.

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