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.