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Ethical Treatment of Animals in Early Chinese Buddhism: Beliefs and Practices

Ethical Treatment of Animals in Early Chinese Buddhism: Beliefs and Practices

Hardcover

Religion General Buddhism

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ISBN10: 1443854565
ISBN13: 9781443854566
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: Jan 14 2014
Pages: 275
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Through detailed discussions of several Buddhist and Chinese moral concepts and beliefs and accompanied by some edifying short stories, this book investigates three types of ethical treatment of animals in early Chinese Buddhism: the imperial bans on animal sacrifice; the early development of the two unique and living traditions of vegetarianism; and the freeing of animals. The book presents a demonstration of the early Chinese acceptance of Indian Buddhism, providing the reader with a better understanding of the early history of Chinese Buddhism in general, and of the integration of Chinese and Indian Buddhist cultures in particular.

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