02385nam 2200577 450 991046484220332120200520144314.01-4438-5778-5(CKB)3710000000093694(EBL)1656471(SSID)ssj0001211878(PQKBManifestationID)11659032(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001211878(PQKBWorkID)11206845(PQKB)11785382(MiAaPQ)EBC1656471(Au-PeEL)EBL1656471(CaPaEBR)ebr10850109(CaONFJC)MIL830843(OCoLC)875097334(EXLCZ)99371000000009369420140401h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEthical treatment of animals in early chinese buddhism beliefs and practices /by Pu ChengzhongNewcastle upon Tyne, [England] :Cambridge Scholars Publishing,2014.©20141 online resource (280 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4438-5456-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXThrough 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...BuddhismChinaTibet Autonomous RegionBuddhismChinaChinaRelationsChinaTibet Autonomous RegionElectronic books.BuddhismBuddhism294.3923Chengzhong Pu905322MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464842203321Ethical treatment of animals in early chinese buddhism2024947UNINA