Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

By Christopher Key Chapple

Book Overview

This book probes the origins of the practice of nonviolence in early India and traces its path within the Jaina, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions, including its impact on East Asian Cultures. It then turns to a variety of contemporary issues relating to this topic such as: vegetarianism, animal and environmental protection, and the cultivation of religious tolerance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791414981
• ISBN13: 9780791414989
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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History of attitudes toward nonviolence in Asia explained, with Jainist approach as origin. Strong in historical, philosophical detail yet not too academic. Good comparison of Jainist, Buddhist and Hindu approaches. Not too preachy on vegetarianism. Recommended as good background info on this subject.