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...avoidance can be traced back to ancient Indian and eastern Mediterranean societies. Vegetarianism is first mentioned by the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras of Samos around 500 BCE. In addition to his theorem about right triangles, Pythagoras promoted benevolence among all species, including humans. Followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism also advocated vegetarianism, believing that humans should not inflict pain on other animals...
Other Faiths Try the interfaith forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Washington's John Paul II Center. Judaism, Islam, Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism will all be represented...
...wrong. I am not opposed to the idea of making Hindus or followers of any religion--including my own, Jainism--aware of alternative religions. In fact, I am in favor of it. We can only best understand our own beliefs when they are placed in contrast with others. But there is a time and a place for everything...
Conferences in the series studied ten world religions--Buddhism, Confucianism, Shinto, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism, Jainism and indigenous traditions--as they relate to ecology...
Tucker said there is a wide range in environmental perceptions across these faiths--from the "deep ecology" of Jainism to the utilitarian outlooks of Western religions--but that religions beliefs can be adaptable to evolving attitudes about the environment...