The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights

The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights
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Buddhism ought to be an animal rights religion par excellence. It has long held that all life forms are sacred and considers kindness and compassion the highest virtues. Moreover, Buddhism explicitly includes animals in its moral universe. Buddhist rules of conductâ€”including the first precept, â€œDo not killâ€â€”apply to our treatment of animals as well as to our treatment of other human beings.

Consequently, we would expect Buddhism to oppose all forms of animal exploitation, and there is, in fact, wide agreement that most forms of animal exploitation are contrary to Buddhist teaching. Yet many Buddhists eat meatâ€•although many do notâ€•and monks, priests, and scholars sometimes defend meat-eating as consistent with Buddhist teaching.

The Great Compassion studies the various strains of Buddhism and the sutras that command respect for all life. Norm Phelps, a longtime student of Buddhism and an acquaintance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, answers the central questions of whether Buddhism demands vegetarianism and whether the Buddha ate meat. He is not afraid to examine anti-animal statements in Buddhist loreâ€•particularly the issues of whether Buddhists in non-historically Buddhist countries need to keep or to jettison the practices of their historical homelands.
Country USA
Brand Lantern Publishing & Media
Manufacturer Lantern Publishing & Media
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781590560693
UnitCount 1
UPCs 787721977919
EANs 9781590560693
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Lantern Publishing & Media
Manufacturer	Lantern Publishing & Media
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781590560693
UnitCount	1
UPCs	787721977919
EANs	9781590560693
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights

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