Journal of Global Buddhism

Meditation and Mass Civil Disruption: How “Engaged” Can an “Engaged Buddhist” Be?

Journal of Global Buddhism December 17, 2025 Zoe Zielke

As a subgroup of the environmental movement “Extinction Rebellion,” “Extinction Rebellion Buddhists” are a unique religious community in the United Kingdom. While at first glance the group might seem to align with broader trends occurring in the religious landscape, where Buddhists are increasingly involving themselves in political issues, they in fact encapsulate a distinct phenomenon in...