ABSTRACT
In 1995, the Journal of Buddhist Ethics held an on-line conference on Buddhism and human rights. I Responding, in part, to the "Declaration towards a Global Ethic," drafted at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions, this conference produced a lively exchange. Some insisted that Buddhism needs human rights, while others rejected them as ill-suited to Buddhism. In 2000, this same journal hosted a second on-line conference, this time devoted to engaged Buddhism.2 What emerged from this discussion was the close link between engaged Buddhism and human rights. In fact, some insisted that human rights are an integral element of the engaged Buddhism Movement.
