The University of Oxford and Yin-Cheng Buddhist Studies Network are pleased to announce a one-day conference on Buddhism and Food Ethics.

Food Ethics lie at the heart of many aspects of Buddhist practice. Traditionally consideration and debate concerning food ethics were played out in relation to the nature of Buddhist renunciation and identity, almsgiving (dāna) and merit making, serving of seniors, ancestors, deities and Buddhas, and so forth. In recent decades, food ethics has been transformed by concerns about climate change, the plastic catastrophe, waste management, modern-day slavery, endangered species, animal welfare, agri-business, the health impact of food and food security.

Call for papers is open with a deadline of 18:00 on 1 March. Please send submissions to mailto:pyi.kyaw@ames.ox.ac.uk
See more here: ukabs.org.uk/buddhism-and-food-ethics

The conference is kindly funded by the Yin-Cheng Network for Buddhist Studies.