Yale University Library Research Guides: Food and Religion: Buddhism &amp; Hinduism

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Ahimsa: Buddhism and the Vegetarian Ideal by Bodo Balsys
The Eternal Food: Gastronomic Ideas and Experiences of Hindus and Buddhists by R. S. Khare (Editor) Focuses on reflexive cultural expressions and personal experiences that food elicits in the region. Concerned with food as an "essence" and as an essential experience, the authors give special attention to Hindu saints for whom food, firmly grounded in moral ideals and practice, represents a cosmic divine principle at one level, and a most immediate and intimate material reality at another.
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh; Lilian Cheung Combines the wisdom of Buddhism with nutrition science to deliver a revolutionary guide to end our struggles with weight for good.
The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism by Geoffrey Barstow (Editor) New translations of thirteen Tibetan texts focused on the ethical problems associated with eating meat, coming from a wide variety of perspectives and lineages.

Food of Bodhisattvas by Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol Based on the teachings of the Buddha, this book offers a critique of meat-eating to be found in Tibetan literature and is pertinent to anyone interested in vegetarianism as a moral or spiritual issue.
The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration in India (Online) by Ludwig Alsdorf Focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration, and its historical approach remains relevant to this day.
Vegetarianism and Animal Ethics in Contemporary Buddhism by James Stewart An investigation of vegetarianism and animal ethics within a Buddhist cultural domain. Focusing on Sri Lanka, a place of great historical significance to Buddhism, the book looks at how lay Buddhists and the clergy came to understand the role of vegetarianism and animal ethics in Buddhism.