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The Buddha, represented by the Bodhi tree, attended by animals, Sanchi vihara

The position and treatment of animals in Buddhism is important for the light it sheds on Buddhists' perception of their own relation to the natural world, on Buddhist humanitarian concerns in general, and on the relationship between Buddhist theory and Buddhist practice.

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Animals in Buddhism

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The position and treatment of animals in Buddhism is important for the light it sheds on Buddhists' perception of their own relation to the natural world...

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Buddhism

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Buddhism (/ˈbʊdɪzəm/ BUUD-ih-zəm, US also /ˈbuːd-/ BOOD-), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition...

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Animal rights in Indian religions

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The respect for animal rights in Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism derives from the doctrine of ahimsa. In Hinduism, animals contain a soul just like humans;...

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Four harmonious animals

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grew. So the bird was recognized by the other animals as the oldest, and the four animals lived together in co-dependence and cooperation, helping each...

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Buddhist vegetarianism

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Norm. (2004). The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights. Lantern Books. Page, Tony (1998), Buddhism and Animals (Nirvana Publications, London) Rangdrol...

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Cattle in religion and mythology

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respect for animal life and vegetarianism (ideas shared by Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism, and state protection for draught animals.) In Chinese society...

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Three wise monkeys

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being in the Shinto religion. The monkey is believed to be the messenger of the Hie Shinto shrines, which also have connections with Tendai Buddhism. There...

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Buddhist symbolism

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the early days in Japan, there were some places in the country that would allow the killing of animals in the region. However, Buddhism was transmitted...

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A Deer of Nine Colors

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The Jataka story refers to the many deeds experienced by the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, before his death. The "Buddha's Birth Story" tells the story...

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Fasting in Buddhism

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In Buddhism, there are a variety of attitudes towards different forms of fasting (Skt. upavāsa or anaśana). The Buddha is known to have practiced extreme...

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Buddhist ethics

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are traditionally based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha. In Buddhism, ethics or morality are understood by the term Śīla or sīla (Pāli). Śīla...

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Life release

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fangsheng (from Mandarin Chinese 放生) or prayer animal release, is a Buddhist practise of releasing animals held captive with the presumed intention of saving...

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Buddhism in Vietnam

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Buddhism in Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đạo Phật, 道佛 or Phật Giáo, 佛教), as practiced by the Vietnamese people, is a form of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism. It...

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Buddhism in Japan

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Buddhism in Japan (日本の仏教, Nihon no Bukkyō) was first established in the 6th century CE. Most of the Japanese Buddhists belong to new schools of Buddhism...

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Moon rabbit

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you find out that the facility the characters are locked in is located on the moon. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a rabbit villager named Ruby whose...

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Buddhism in Indonesia

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Buddhism has a long history in Indonesia, and is one of the six recognized religions in Indonesia, along with Islam, Christianity (Protestantism and Catholicism)...

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Buddhism in Myanmar

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or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Buddhism (Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), specifically Theravāda Buddhism (Burmese: ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), is the official...

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Cattle slaughter in India

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of Dharmic religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. Also, many of the Zoroastrians/Parsis living in India stopped eating beef out of respect...

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Henny Penny

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king and, on its journey, meets other animals which join it in the quest. After this point, there are many endings. In the most familiar, a fox invites them...

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The Wolf and the Lamb

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fable of Aesop and is numbered 155 in the Perry Index. There are several variant stories of tyrannical injustice in which a victim is falsely accused and...

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Buddhism and Hinduism

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Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Ancient India. Buddhism arose in the Gangetic plains of Eastern India in the 5th century BCE...

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Creator in Buddhism

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Generally speaking, Buddhism is a religion that does not include the belief in a monotheistic creator deity. As such, it has often been described as either...

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Buddhism in the Middle East

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It is estimated that in the Middle East, over 900,000 people profess Buddhism as their religion. Buddhist adherents make up just over 0.3% of the Middle...

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Chinese Buddhism

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Institutions of Chinese Buddhism Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism (simplified Chinese: 汉传佛教; traditional Chinese: 漢傳佛教; pinyin: Hànchuán Fójiào; Jyutping:...

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Buddhism in Russia

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Historically, Buddhism was incorporated into Siberia in the early 17th century. Buddhism is considered to be one of Russia's traditional religions and...

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Buddhism in Thailand

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Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by roughly 93.4 percent of the population. Thailand has the second largest...

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