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

By:

Chengzhong, Pu

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (280 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781443857789
1443857785

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethical Treatment of Animals in Early Chinese Buddhism : Beliefs and Practices.DDC classification:

294.30951

LOC classification:

BQ626 .C349 2014

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Contents:

PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Summary: 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 ...

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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 ...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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