REL_ST 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vegetarianism, Just War Theory, Mahayana
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Referred to as the doctrine of nonviolence i. not just people, but against all living things. began as a rxn against vedic animal sacrifice. Can be taken to extremes, but generally restricted to intentional killing/negligence. ex: don"t step on a bug or swat at mosquitoes. No conception of rights in buddhism--either personal or universal. Books suggests rights are flip side of duties. Human rights (although absent from buddhist thought) can be derived from human dignity, resulting from everyone"s potential buddhahood: buddhist violence.
