Papers by Rewatha Padalangala
This critical evaluation of ethical aspect of Buddhist Sanskrit literature clearly bespeaks funda... more This critical evaluation of ethical aspect of Buddhist Sanskrit literature clearly bespeaks fundamental Buddhist teachings which belong to early Buddhism, how developed in later Buddhism by giving much gravity in to ethics. Fundamental Buddhist teachings, which can be seen in early Buddhism, are developed within Nikaya Buddism until Mahāyāna by giving much gravity to philosophical side and all those philosophical ideas are endowed with ethical teachings. Especially the Mahāyāna Buddhism presented various developed ideal of Buddhist teachings, in ethically, according to their viewpoint of final liberation. The ethical teachings of Mahāyāna are universal than Sthaviravāda because their goal of liberation also universal.
American Psychologist, 1989
This paper proposes a lifespan developmental model of critical moral consciousness and examines i... more This paper proposes a lifespan developmental model of critical moral consciousness and examines its implications for education in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Mature moral consciousness, central to negotiating the challenges of the 21st century, is characterized by a deepening lifelong integration of moral motivation, agency and critical discernment. The paper describes the evolution of moral consciousness through three levels; pre-critical consciousness (pCC), transitional critical consciousness (tCC) and critical consciousness (CC) and eight chronologically ascending psychosocial themes. It focuses on the ®rst two periods and operationalizes the role of education in cultivating the four dimensions of moral motivation: a moral sense of identity, a sense of responsibility and agency, a deep sense of relatedness on all levels of living and a sense of meaning and life purpose. The paper proposes a re-envisioning of education in the direction of integrating mind and heart, developing both moral motivation and critical discernment and integrating these into optimal consciousness. ophy. Mature moral consciousness, central to negotiating the challenges of the 21st century, is understood as a way of being, an optimal path of human development, which exhibits a wholesome engagement with meaning and positive change in one's social world and is characterized by ever-expanding circles of agency in the service of humanity. This moral consciousness was poignantly described by the Brazilian educator Paolo Freire (1973) as critical consciousness:
Thesis Chapters by Rewatha Padalangala
The Sanskrit language usage in Buddhist literature later became very popular and within Sanskrit ... more The Sanskrit language usage in Buddhist literature later became very popular and within Sanskrit language Buddhist literature developed in vast range, especially in Mahāyāna.
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Papers by Rewatha Padalangala
Thesis Chapters by Rewatha Padalangala