{"product_id":"1861","title":"Violence and Disruption in Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 52-page booklet, based on the Pāli Canon, is a study of the early Buddhist approach to the problem of violence in society. The chapter topics include: the different forms of violence; the reason for Buddhism's attitude towards violence; the roots of violence; and, can violent tendencies be eradicated?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a violent world…the duty of the Buddhist disciple is not inactive withdrawal or apathy but culture of the mind to root out personal defilements so that perception and judgment can be unbiased and objective; cultivation of positive qualities which will create harmony and peace; and, most important, a readiness to speak out and act against what is blameworthy and in praise of what is worthy of praise.\" (p. 52)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1958 and 2002, a total of 334 individual physical Wheel Publication booklets were published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS). Those 334 booklets included 468 essays, tracts, and monographs; many were published as double or triple volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese classic Wheel booklets are not being reprinted; many are no longer available as single issues. We have the last print run in stock—the last existing physical booklets! If this specific Wheel No. is out of stock, please note that it won’t be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collected-wheels\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications series (BPE)—Pariyatti Edition\u003c\/a\u003e (Free PDF available per volume)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFree PDF copies of individual booklets are available from the BPS website; some are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elisted\u003c\/a\u003e, while others can be found via the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle search feature\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harris, Elizabeth J.","offers":[{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108808855646,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108808888414,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108808921182,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108808953950,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108808986718,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108809019486,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108809052254,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108809085022,"sku":"BPS:403392","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/403392_6a076341-a8f4-4da4-9718-73f79ebd2887.jpg?v=1760547898","url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/1861","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}