Mahāyāna Buddhist Attitudes Towards Animals
The purpose of the following article is not to put forward an argument in favor of a particular position on the question of Mahāyāna Buddhist practices towards animals. Rather, the aim is simply to present a broad portrait of the context within which any such argument should be framed. Towards this...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 4, Pages: 105-112 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The purpose of the following article is not to put forward an argument in favor of a particular position on the question of Mahāyāna Buddhist practices towards animals. Rather, the aim is simply to present a broad portrait of the context within which any such argument should be framed. Towards this end I am providing a translation of a small section of the first Bhāvanākramaḥ (The Process of Meditation; Tib., bsgom pa'irim pa), a well-known Mahayana meditation manual written by Kamalaśīla (740-795 CE). This passage, appearing early in the text, allows us to gain a good sense of the context within which Mahāyāna concern for the well-being of animals arises., |
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| ISSN: | 1710-825X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
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