Book Summary
The twenty-five-hundred-year-old tradition of Jainism, which emphasizes nonviolence as the only true path leading to liberation, offers a worldview seemingly compatible with the goals of environmental activism. But can Jainism adopt a sociocentric environmentalism without compromising its own ascetic principles and spiritual tradition? How does traditional Jain cosmology view the natural world? How might a Jain ethical system respond to decisions regarding the development of dams, the proliferation of automobiles, overcrowding due to overpopulation, or the protection of individual animal species? Can there be a Jain environmental activism that addresses both the traditional concern for individual self-purification and the contemporary dilemma of ecosystem degradation? The voices in this volume reflect the dynamic nature of the Jain faith and its willingness to engage in discussion on a modern social issue.
Book Details
| Book Name | Jainism And Ecology: Nonviolence In The Web Of Life |
| Author | Christopher Key Chapple |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press (Sep 2002) |
| ISBN | 9780945454335 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 2226 |