On the Moral Standing of Animals in Tibetan Buddhism
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On the Moral Standing of Animals in Tibetan Buddhism
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Description
Like other Buddhist traditions, Tibetan Buddhism recognizes that because animals are sentient beings they have some level of moral standing, meaning that humans should take animal needs and concerns into account when deciding what to do in any given situation. In this article, therefore, I do not seek to determine whether animals have moral standing at all, but rather whether this moral standing is minimal (meaning that animal concerns are far below human concerns) or maximal (animals and humans are equally important). Through an analysis of Tibetan Buddhist textual sources, I argue that while this tradition does place humans above animals, it nonetheless grants animals a relatively high degree of moral status, and as such the impact of human actions on animals needs to be taken seriously.
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Citation
Barstow, Geoffrey. "On the Moral Standing of Animals in Tibetan Buddhism." Études Mongoles et Sibériennes, Centrasiatiques et Tibétaines 50 (2019): n.p.
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