Roaming free like a deer : Buddhism and the natural world /

Capper, Daniel, 1962-

Roaming free like a deer : Buddhism and the natural world / Daniel Capper. - Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, (c)2022. - 1 online resource (ix, 289 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Some methods in Buddhist environmental ethics -- The Buddha's nature -- The clever bee of Sri Lanka -- Beautiful Thai buffaloes -- Eating the enlightened plants of China -- Japanese water Buddhas -- Releasing animals in Tibet -- Natural persons in the west.

"Through a comprehensive, critical examination of the theories, practices, and real-world results of Buddhist environmental ethics, this book responds to climate change by synthetically exploring lived ecological interactions across seven worlds, from ancient India to the contemporary United States"--



9781501759598 9781501759581

2021042212


Ecology--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Environmental ethics.
Buddhist ethics.


Electronic Books.

BQ4570 / .R636 2022