In the Bodhisatva Avalokitesvara's face one discovers
the virtues of parisuddhi(purity),mettä(loving
kindness), paññä(wisdom), and khanti (patient
endurance).
These qualities are required by all who would mindfully & lovingly work-live
for the elimination of all forms of suffering in this world.
(The original of this bust was found near Suan Mokkh and is now in the National
Museum in Bangkok. It is a product of the Sri Vijaya Empire which flourished
here 1200 years ago.)
"Think
Sangha" a group of Buddhist activists & social
thinkers
-- who are simultaneously friends & meditators --
attempting to develop the doctrinal & theoretical foundations
of Socially Engaged Buddhism
Dhammic
Socialism:
