- Overview
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Food in Buddhism explores the Buddhist understanding of food and its attitudes toward food and how these have changed with the passage of time by examining a variety of literatures.
- Book Intro
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Food culture plays an important role in Buddhism, which relates to the problem of identity of Buddhism. The problems of food and desire comprise a cosmology in Buddhism; that is, they not only relate to the ultimate attitude of a Buddhist but also constitute a part of the discipline system. So how can we follow how food means this in Buddhism?
Food in Buddhism examines a massive amount of material from ancient Indian literatures to modern scholarly works as well as Buddhist literatures such as the Pali Canon in order to explicate a fundamental Buddhist understanding of food and the Buddhist attitude toward it and how this has changed over the course of time.
- About the Author
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Kong Manshik
The author Kong Manshik received his Masters degree in the Department of Buddhism at Dongguk University. He studied the history of Indian Buddhism and early Buddhism at the University of Delhi. Kong received his doctorate at SOAS University of London and King’s College, specializing in Food Studies and Religions. He has worked at Dongguk University as visiting professor.
