Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

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Abstract

This book probes the origins of the practice of nonviolence in early India and traces its path within the Jaina, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions. It speaks to a variety of contemporary issues, such as vegetarianism, animal and environmental protection, and the cultivation of religious tolerance.
Original languageAmerican English
PublisherState University of New York Press
Number of pages146
StatePublished - 1993

Publication series

Name SUNY series in religious studies

Keywords

  • Nonviolence
  • Ahimsa
  • Passive resistance
  • sociology

Disciplines

  • Asian History
  • Cultural History
  • Religion
  • Sociology

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