Buddhism
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Buddhism and animals
Explore these links to gain an understanding of the traditions and beliefs of Buddhism with regard to animal rights.
- BBC - Buddhism and animalsA useful overview of Buddhism and this religion's beliefs with regard to animals.
- San Francisco University - Buddhism VegetarianismThis is the entry for 'Vegetarianism' from San Fransisco University's Buddhism A-Z website.
- IVU - A Buddhist Perspective on VegetarianismThis article on the International Vegetarian Union website (IVU), gives the personal view of a Buddhist on their vegetarian diet.
- Buddhism and animalsA short article about animals and the Buddhist faith, written by Sharon Callahan, a US specialist in animal communication and healing.
Meat eating in Buddhism
This video discusses meat eating in Buddhism.
Different Buddhist views on meat eating
These videos give two opposing Buddhist's views about meat eating.
This first video gives the opinion of a Buddhist vegetarian:
This Buddhist monk gives his views on eating meat:
