Abstract

Practical significance of ecological ethics in buddhism to continuous development of ecological environment

Author(s): Xinyue Zhou, Han Zhao, Benyue Zhang

Among numerous ecological problems, damages caused by the animal husbandry has not been treated sertiously enough. In terms of solving the ecological environmental crisis, not only various external efforts are required, but also people’s behaviors and habits shall be effetively standardized. In this way, people would develop the awareness as well as desireness of ecological environmental protection in the spiritual level. In the dissertation, based on the analysis on ahimsa advocated by Buddhist perspectives of equality and mercy, practices relating to Buddhist ahimsa is expounded, thereby basically reducing the scale of animal husbandry as well as realizing the sustainable development of ecological environment.