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The approach towards ethics in Eastern traditions (such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism) is different from the approach taken in Western traditions (such as utilitarianism and deontology). For Eastern traditions, morality has typically not been a stand-alone topic whereas in Western traditions authors may write volumes only on ethics.
Another way to look at Eastern traditions is that they have a good deal to say about morality and right living, but they do not say much regarding ethics, or the evaluation of morality and why we do what we do. When ethics or moralities are addressed in Eastern traditions, the authors typically focus on the ideas of discipline, right action, or having the right character.
Perspectives such as those offered by Buddhism and Confucianism are not always easy to classify into commonly accepted (Western) frameworks. But, they seek to answer similar questions about how to live well, or rightly, like Socrates did.
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