Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

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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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  • ISBN13 9780791498774
  • Released 1993
  • Publisher SUNY Press
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Language English