Social Welfare and the Coronavirus Crisis: A Buddhist Perspective

Authors

Tavivat Puntarigvivat, Thammasat University
Berkley Center-Georgetown University

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

4-21-2020

Capture Date

6-23-2020

URL

https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/responses/social-welfare-and-the-coronavirus-crisis-a-buddhist-perspective

Abstract

Tavivat Puntarigvivat, professor of Thai studies at Thammasat University, considers human suffering during the COVID-19 crisis from a Buddhist perspective, highlighting how Taiwan, Thailand, and South Korea have responded to the pandemic. Puntarigvivat advocates for a shift in global capitalism toward Buddhist economics in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Puntarigvivat, Tavivat and Berkley Center-Georgetown University, "Social Welfare and the Coronavirus Crisis: A Buddhist Perspective" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Doctrine. 19.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-doctrine/19