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Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita

Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita

Pratyush Ranjan, Sanskruti Pujari
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522598930|ISBN10: 1522598936|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522599005|EISBN13: 9781522598947
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9893-0.ch008
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Ranjan, Pratyush, and Sanskruti Pujari. "Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita." Science and Spirituality for a Sustainable World: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Deepanjali Mishra, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 125-152. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9893-0.ch008

APA

Ranjan, P. & Pujari, S. (2019). Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita. In D. Mishra (Ed.), Science and Spirituality for a Sustainable World: Emerging Research and Opportunities (pp. 125-152). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9893-0.ch008

Chicago

Ranjan, Pratyush, and Sanskruti Pujari. "Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita." In Science and Spirituality for a Sustainable World: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Deepanjali Mishra, 125-152. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9893-0.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter will start by giving a brief description about the most contextually relevant portions of the Bhagwad Gita (the Song of the Spirit) and go on to establish its stark opposition to egoism in general and anthropocentrism, in particular, which is responsible for most of the global problems in the age of the Anthropocene. It contends that anthropocentrism (including speciesism) is guilty for the globalized industry of animal agriculture that is responsible for large-scale suffering and various major global problems. It then seeks directions from the Gita on the appropriate principled responses to the industry, including that of changing dietary habits towards plant-based sources, before finally exploring whether the Gita would promote veganism.

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