Buddhism and Vegetarianism

Buddhist Scriptures on Vegetarianism

Essays on Buddhism and Vegetarianism

Vegetarian Resources

Additional Readings

Buddhism and Animal Welfare

Buddhist Texts on Animal Welfare

Essays on Buddhism and Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Resources

Additional Readings

Buddhism and Vegetarianism

Buddhist Scriptures on Vegetarianism

• From the Shurangama Sutra
• From the Lankavatara Sutra (coming soon)
• "On Stopping Killing!" by the Great Master Lianchi Zhuhung
• "On Not Eating Meat" from the Siksa-Samuccaya compiled by Santideva
• From Bhavanakrama by Kamalashila: "Yogis should at all times avoid fish, meat, and so forth, should eat with moderation, and avoid foods that are not conducive to health." (Stages of Meditation, p. 100)
  

Essays on Buddhism and Vegetarianism

• Buddhist Vegetarianism ("Vegetarianism" Entry from Buddhism A to Z)
• "The Horror of Taking Lives and Eating Meat" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "Eating Flesh: Pros and Cons" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "For Hundreds of Thousands of Years, the Stew in the Pot Has Boiled Up--A Resentment Very Hard to Level" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "Eating Meat: People Eating Other People" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "My Dear Sister" by Bhikshu Heng Yuen
• "Vegetarianism in Buddhism" by Thich Huyen –Vi
  
• "A Buddhist Perspective on Vegetarianism" by Lin Ching Shywan
• "Buddhism and Vegetarianism" by Eijo
• "Buddhist Diet" by Michael Ohlsson
• "Genetic Engineering: A Major Threat to Vegetarians" by Ron Epstein
• Selections from "Nonviolence and Culture: Finding the Dharma in a Flesh-Based Diet" by Zach Larson
  

• World Guide to Vegetarianism
• How to Win an Argument with a Meat-Eater
• Leather Substitutes Resource Guide
• Animal Ingredients and Their Alternatives

Buddhism and Animal Welfare

Buddhist Texts on Animal Welfare

•  Jataka Stories (coming soon)
•  Ceremony for Liberating Living Beings (coming soon)
•  "On Stopping Killing!" by the Great Master Lianchi Zhuhung

• Chinese Poems on Animals (slow file transfer)
• Cherishing Life
• "The Buddhist Perspective on Animals and Life Conservation: Their Changing Roles in Society" by Wu Hung Bhiksu. (Tables for article)  (Original Chinese version: ¦òªk»P°Êª«)
• "Animals for Dinner--A Karmic Tale" by Ron Epstein
• "A Buddhist Perspective on Animal Rights" by Ron Epstein
• "Liberating Living Beings"Entry from Buddhism A to Z
• "Animal Rights and the Dhammapada" by Rosemary A. Amey
• "The First Precept: Reverence for Life" by Thich Nhat Hanh
• "Liberating Life"from the website "Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, His Life and Legacy"
• "The Early Buddhist Tradition and Ethics VI. The Status of Animals" by Lambert Schmithausen
• "The Killing Test: The Kinship of Living Beings and the Buddhlegend's First Jurney to the West" by Graeme McQueen
  

Animal Welfare Resources

• Animal Health, Well-being, and Rights (WWW Virtual Library)
• Animal Concerns Resource Site

Page, Dr. Tony. Buddhism and Animals: A Buddhist Vision of Humanity's Rightful Relationship with the Animal Kingdom. London: UVAKIS Publications, 1999.

Page, Dr. Tony. What Does Buddhism Say About Animals. London: UVAKIS Publications, 1998.

Chapple, Christopher. "Nonviolence to Animals in Buddhism and Jainism." Inner Peace, World Peace: Essays in Buddhism and Nonviolence. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1992.

Chapple, Christopher Key. "Nonviolence, Buddhism and Animal Protection." Nonviolence to Animals, Earth and Self in Asian Traditions. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1993.                                                                                                                                
Kapleau, Philip. To Cherish All Life. Rochester, NY: Zen Center, 1986.           

Hsuan Hua (Chan Master). "The Dharmarealm of Animals." The Ten Dharma-Realms Are Not Beyond a Single Thought. San Francisco: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1976.      

"Dharma Gathering to Liberate the Living." City of Ten Thousand Buddhas Daily Recitation Handbook. Talmage, CA: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1980.     

Yu, Chun-fang. The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Chu-hung and the Late Ming Synthesis. New York: Columbia UP, 1981, pp. 67-87.

Smith, Joanna Handlin. "Liberating Animals in Ming-Qing China:  Buddhist Inspiration and Elite Imagination," Journal of Asian Studies, February 1999 (58.1), pp. 51-84.