Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions (SUNY Series in Religious Studies) (Suny Series, Religious Studies)

Type

Book

Authors

Christopher Key Chapple

ISBN 10

0791414981

ISBN 13

9780791414989

Tags

Religion, Non-Violence, Animal Rights, Buddhism, Environmentalism

Description

This book probes the origins of the practice of nonviolence in early India and traces its path within the Jaina, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions, including its impact on East Asian Cultures. It then turns to a variety of contemporary issues relating to this topic such as: vegetarianism, animal and environmental protection, and the cultivation of religious tolerance.

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