为何要从佛教的角度谈环境保护？

　　人类所面对的地球，环境日益恶化、资源日益匮乏。“境由心造”，人类所面对的依报世界，由人类的共业所造。改变我们的生存环境，必须从改变我们的内心开始。佛教无疑能为当代环境哲学和环保事业提供丰富的思想资源和实践经验。“心净国土净”，如何在被消费主义生产方式和生活方式迷失的当代人中，提升心灵境界和社会责任感，世界佛教徒和佛教学者责无旁贷。

　　本分论坛旨在讨论佛教对于环境保护和生态平衡，所能提供的思想资源与实际解决方案。

　　The earth that humanity resides in is facing progressive worsening of the environment and increasing shortage of resources. “Situation is created by mind”. The world that humanity faces is a world based on cause and effect, and one caused by the shared karma of humans. The change of our habitat needs to start with the changing of our minds. Buddhism inevitably can provide the contemporary environmental philosophy and environmental preservation undertaking rich thought resources and practical experiences. “Pure mind, pure land”. World Buddhists and Buddhist scholars are duty bound on how to sublime the realm of the mind and social responsibility among the present generation who is lost by the industrialization and lifestyle of consumerism.

　　This subforum’s objective is to discuss the thought resources and practical solutions which Buddhism can provide for environment preservation and ecological equilibrium.