"This book is composed of the five special speeches and twenty-three articles by leading scholars and Buddhist activists. These were originally presented in the Fifth International Seminar on Buddhism and Leadership for Peace on the theme of "Exploration of Ways to Put Buddhist Thought into Social Practice for Peace and Justice," during November 18 - 21, 1991. This is the most comprehensive book on the theme of peace and justice in Buddhist contexts to date. The number of distinguished contributors nearly equally came from the two major Buddhist traditions, Theravada and Mahayana. These speeches and articles investigate peace and justice from insights of the vast array of Buddhist traditions."