Food of Sinful Demons: Meat, Vegetarianism, and the Limits of Buddhism in Tibet
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Map of Tibet -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of Vegetarianism in Tibet -- 2. Meat in the Monastery -- 3. The Importance of Compassion -- 4. Tantric Perspectives -- 5. A Necessary Evil -- 6. A Positive G...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Barstow, Geoffrey: Food of Sinful Demons : Meat, Vegetarianism, and the Limits of Buddhism in Tibet. - New York : Columbia University Press,c2017. - 9780231179966 |
| Summary: | Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Map of Tibet -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of Vegetarianism in Tibet -- 2. Meat in the Monastery -- 3. The Importance of Compassion -- 4. Tantric Perspectives -- 5. A Necessary Evil -- 6. A Positive Good -- 7. Seeking a Middle Way -- Epilogue: Con temporary Tibet -- Tibetan Names and Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0231542305 |