Geoffrey Francis Barstow is an American religious historian and Buddhist scholar whose research focuses on Tibetan Buddhist ideas about animal ethics and vegetarianism."Geoffrey Barstow". Retrieved 7 April 2023.

Biography

Barstow was educated in Buddhist studies at Hampshire College and Kathmandu University where he obtained his B.A."Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 7 April 2023. He obtained his PhD in religious studies from University of Virginia in 2013. Barstow is assistant professor of religious studies at Oregon State University. He is a student of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche."Dr. Geoffrey Barstow". gomdeca.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

In 2017, Barstow authored Food of Sinful Demons: Meat, Vegetarianism and the Limits of Buddhism in Tibet, which has been positively reviewed."Food of Sinful Demons". Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Retrieved 7 April 2023."Tibet’s Vegetarian Debate". tricycle.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023. It is the first academic book to significantly explore vegetarianism in Tibet in its cultural and religious context. James Stewart in the Journal of Buddhist Ethics described it as "a comprehensive study of Tibetan vegetarianism within the context of the pre-communist era. It is a pleasurable read, thoughtfully written, and deploys well supported arguments that draw upon a wealth of Buddhist literature."

In 2019, Barstow was the editor of The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism."The Longstanding Debate over Vegetarianism in Tibet". lionsroar.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023. Barstow has given online courses on Buddhism and animal welfare."Online Course on Buddhism and Animal Welfare". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

Selected publications

Buddhism Between Abstinence and Indulgence: Vegetarianism in the Life and Works of Jigme Lingpa, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2013 Food of Sinful Demons: Meat, Vegetarianism, and the Limits of Buddhism in Tibet, Columbia University Press, 2017"Food of Sinful Demons". cup.columbia.edu. Retrieved 7 April 2023. The Hidden Vegetarians of Tibet, Tricycle, 2018 Monastic Meat: The Question of Meat Eating and Vegetarianism in Tibetan Buddhist Monastic Guidelines (bca’ yig), Religions, 2019 The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism, Wisdom Publications, 2019"The Faults of Meat". wisdomexperience.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

References

External links thelostyak.com