Ethical treatment of animals in early chinese buddhism : beliefs and practices / / by Pu Chengzhong
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| Autore: |
Chengzhong Pu
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| Titolo: |
Ethical treatment of animals in early chinese buddhism : beliefs and practices / / by Pu Chengzhong
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, [England] : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 294.3923 |
| Soggetto topico: | Buddhism - China - Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Buddhism - China | |
| Soggetto geografico: | China Relations China Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ethical treatment of animals in early chinese buddhism |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-5778-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821213003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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