02387nam 2200577 450 991082121300332120240131151920.01-4438-5778-5(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(FINmELB)ELB147403(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 RegionBuddhismBuddhism294.3923Chengzhong Pu1627655MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821213003321Ethical treatment of animals in early chinese buddhism3964347UNINA