Teachings
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Advice on various practices and mantras for animals, including those which are sick and dying.
How to Benefit Animals •
Building an Animal Sanctuary •
Compassion Brings Us Closer to Enlightenment •
Advice About Caring for Dogs •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Rinpoche asks students to abandon eating meat and become vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses animal liberation and other ways to benefit animals, and explains our karmic connection with animals.
Topics: Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Being Vegetarian
By Geshe Thubten Soepa in 1995 and 2005
A "must-read" for all Buddhists, this text presents a detailed discussion in support of vegetarianism and animal welfare. Now available as an ebook.
Topics: Benefiting Animals
Chapters:
Introduction •
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Thanks for Liberating Animals •
Thanks for Animal Liberation •
Benefits of Liberating Animals •
Buying Caged Birds for Release •
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Topics: Benefiting Animals > Spare the Insects > Saving Insects' Lives
Practices To Do When Invaded By Insects •
Ants on the Road •
Leading Insects to Enlightenment •
Cockroaches in the House •
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Permission to Bless Sentient Beings in the Ocean •
Feeding the Ducks •
Mantras to Benefit Dead Insects •
Three Ways to Benefit Animals •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Institut Vajra Yogini, France
Rinpoche responds to a question about FPMT promoting a policy of veganism.
Topics: Benefiting Animals
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Topics: Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Avoid Killing Animals
Animal Activist Board •
Animal Sacrifice in Nepal •
The Karma of Killing Animals •
Karma of Killing •
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Topics: Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Being Vegetarian
Becoming Vegetarian •
Inspired to Become a Vegetarian •
Abandon Eating Fish •
By Nicholas Ribush
Dr. Nicholas Ribush discusses the benefits of being vegan.
Topics: Benefiting Animals
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Mantras that will free animals from the lower realms and plant the seeds of enlightenment in their mind streams
Topics: Benefiting Animals
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan
A talk at an Animal Liberation event at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan
Topics: Benefiting Animals
Chapters:
Animal Liberation Part A - English with Chinese Translation •
Animal Liberation Part B - English with Chinese Translation •
Animal Liberation - English Only •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Taichung, Taiwan, 2007
Saving the lives of others brings peace in this world and creates incredible merit
Topics: Benefiting Animals
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
All our past, present and future happiness is due to the kindness of the mosquito
Topics: Benefiting Animals
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Topics: Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Prayer •
Thanksgiving •
Prayers for the Turkeys •
