From Individual Happiness to Relational Citizenship: A Buddhist Perspective on Interdependence and Collective Well-Being
Innovative Research Journal of Sociology and Humanities June 1, 2026 Tran Quoc Hung
This article analyses a transformation in Buddhist philosophy and ethics, away from self-centred happiness to what the author calls "relational citizenship". From the fundamental teachings of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), anattā (non-self), compassion (karuṇā), loving-kindness (mettā), and the Bodhisattva ideal, it articulates that genuine well-being is not a solitary psychological...