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Salmon in the Net of Indra: a Buddhist View of Nature and Communities

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Authors:
Fred W. Allendorf Division of Biological Sciences University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812

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Bruce A. Byers 511 S. Spring St. Falls Church, VA 22046

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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 1998
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Abstract

The rapid decline of salmon over the last hundred years in the western United States has occurred to a large extent because of the way people have viewed salmon. In this paper, we briefly examine several views of salmon and offer another view, one based on enduring themes of Buddhist thought and practice. We examine the understanding of the interdependence and unity of all things as the common foundation of both Buddhism and ecology. Finally, we provide guidelines for applying this understanding to the conservation of salmon, as well the relationship of humans to 'nature' in general.

Title:
Salmon in the Net of Indra: a Buddhist View of Nature and Communities
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156853598X00046
Language:
English
Pages:
37–52
In:
Worldviews
In:
Volume 2: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5357
Print ISSN:
1363-5247
Subjects:
Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, Religion & Society, Social Sciences, Ecology, Biology

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