Reflection: Buddhism and Human Rights

Sharing my article in The Malaysian Insider

Yesterday was International Human Rights Day, so let me share a reflection and express my support for human rights as a Buddhist.

The Buddhists have a practice known as the undertaking of Precepts. Specifically, there is a set of Five Precepts or Panca-sila. 

As a Buddhist, the undertaking of the precepts is the most basic practice that cuts across all major Buddhist traditions.  As a ritual, Buddhists often recite the Five Precepts on a daily basis to remind themselves of their duties to self and society.

- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/reflections-on-buddhist-practice-human-rights-k.v.-soon