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Planet, Plants & Animals: Ecological Paradigms in Buddhism

Planet, Plants & Animals: Ecological Paradigms in Buddhism

Hardcover

General Asian HistoryBuddhism

ISBN10: 9352902270
ISBN13: 9789352902279
Publisher: Primus Books
Published: Oct 24 2019
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book is a modest attempt to look at and examine the beginnings of ecological concerns in the Buddhist religious traditions, based on a meticulous examination of diverse narratives pointing towards a correlation between Buddhism and environmental issues. By examining the seminal teachings of the Buddha through the concepts of Paticcasamuppada, Kamma (Karmat), the eightfold path, ahimsa, Paṅcaśila and in literature, like the Jātakas, Therīgātha and Theragātha in relation to animals, population dynamics, yajñas and animal sacrifices as well as flora and fauna associated with the Buddha, this book attempts to discover the inescapable connection between the individual's well-being and Nature.

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