Food of Bodhisattvas
Subtitle: Buddhist teachings on abstaining from meat
By: Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol ; translated by the Padmakara Translation Group.
Contributors: Źabs-dkar Tshogs-drug-raṅ-grol, 1781-1851.; Padmakara Translation Group.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Źabs-dkar Tshogs-drug-raṅ-grol, 1781-1851; Meat -- Religious aspects -- Tantric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism -- China -- Tibet -- Customs and practices
Description: "Based on the teachings of the Buddha, the book offers the indictment of meat-eating to be found in Tibetan literature and is pertinent to anyone interested in vegetarianism as a moral or spiritual issue. The Buddha's teachings show how destructive habits can be examined and transformed gradually from within. The aim is not to repress one's desire for meat and animal products by force of will, but to develop heartfelt compassion and sensitivity to the suffering of animals, so that the desire to exploit and feed on them naturally dissolves." "There are two texts presented here. One is an excerpt from Shabkar's Book of Marvels, consisting of quotations from the Buddhist scriptures and the teachings of masters of Tibetan Buddhism that argue against the consumption of meat, with Shabkar's commentary. The second, the Nectar of Immortality, is Shabkar's discourse on the importance of developing compassion for animals."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: In English; translated from Tibetan.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-131).