The Buddhist Independence Sutra
About this ebook
Through a firm yet peaceful voice, the Sutra denounces the many forms of violence—military, ecological, cultural, economic, and spiritual—perpetrated by States, and affirms the Buddhist People’s right to live according to their own values, traditions, and systems.
This Declaration is not a call to confrontation, but to ethical emancipation and compassionate detachment, consecrating a universal path of reconciliation and respect for all beings. Under the protection of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, the Sutra reaffirms the commitment to liberate the world from suffering.
About the author
Gabriel Antonio Ponti (Zen Master Maitreya) is the creator of the ways of Integrative Buddhism (Purnayana or Kanzen) and Super-Integral Buddhism (Mahapurnayana or Chokanzen) of the Maitriyana tradition.
Master Maitreya is a professor in Buddhist Law, and he is also the creator of Buddhist Abolitionism within the Maitriyana tradition.
He graduated as a Justice of the Peace, having specializations in Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Law, Extrajudicial Conciliation, Arbitration, Criminal Intelligence, International Penal Law, and Genocide Studies.
