Contact Us and Links
If you have any questions about Pema Yoedling Monastery, please contact us using one of the below means:
Pema Yoedling
Jungshina,
P.O. Box 314,
Thimphu, Bhutan
Tel: ++975 (2) 323949 or 325157 or 323587 or 323893 or 321177;
Fax: ++975 (2) 324619;
Office E-mail: information@pemayoedling.org
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MAY ALL BEINGS BE FREE!
Links
There are many other sites supporting animal saving, vegetarianism, and animal rescue. Here are a few sites to begin with:
Fondationbrigittebardot.fr - The Brigitte Bardot Foundation fight against all forms of animal suffering in France and abroad. Elle participe à des projets de réintroduction d'espèces en milieu naturel ainsi qu'à la création de sanctuaires et de centres de réhabilitation pour la faune sauvage. She participates in projects of reintroduction to the wild and the creation of sanctuaries and rehabilitation centers for wildlife.
See the article below regarding their work with the Jangsa Animal Saving Trust.
http://www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr/site/monde.php?Id=373
In English
Brigitte Auloy, Project Coordinator, www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr
Tel: int+33 1 45 05 14 60
Shabkar.org is a non-sectarian website dedicated to vegetarianism as a way of life for Buddhists of all schools. The site takes its name from Shabkar Tsodruk Rangdrol (1781-1851), the great Tibetan yogi who espoused the ideals of vegetarianism.
VSPCA is a home for dogs, cats, turtles, monkeys, cows, birds, etc. The number of animals that are treated and rescued is increasing every year ever since the shelter was founded.
The Humane Society of the US is the largest animal protection organization in the U.S. with more than seven million members and constituents. The HSUS is a mainstream voice for animals, with active programs in companion animals, wildlife and habitat protection, animals in research, and farm animals. The HSUS protects all animals through legislation, litigation, investigation, education, advocacy and field work. A non-profit organization, The HSUS celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004, is based in Washington, D.C. and has seven regional offices across the country.
Kunzang Palyul Chöling is a group of Tibetan Buddhist centers in the Nyingma tradition under the spiritual direction of Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo with locations in Poolesville, Maryland, USA and Sedona, Arizona, USA.
Garuda Aviary in Poolsville, Maryland is a nonprofit, exotic bird rescue operation dedicated to providing lifelong sanctuary for abused and neglected companion birds. The Aviary was founded on the principle that the power of compassion is limitless and that life takes on meaning only to the degree to which we can bring love into the lives of others.
Tara’s Babies Dog and Cat Rescue in Arizona came about as a response to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the animals who were forced to be separated from their owners. Volunteers were sent from our Buddhist community in Sedona to rescue animals and help at the temporary shelters set up in New Orleans and Mississippi.
The Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche founded Orgyen Dorje Den in 1978 as a place of refuge in the San Francisco Bay Area for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Since that time, students have maintained a practice facility, and now, thanks to an initial donation from a sponsor, we have purchased a wonderful building in Alameda, which we will develop into a permanent and stable resource for the Bay Area Buddhist Community.
More sites from Shabkar.org
Buddhism, Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
- Liberation for Our Brothers & Sister Animals (Lobsa)
- Links of Peter Singer
- Links of Ron Epstein
- MoonPointer.Com (Buddhist Vegan Fellowship)
- Nirvana Sutra Site of Dr. Tony Page
- RawVeg.Info
- Tibetans For Vegetarian Society (T4VS)
- Tibetan Volunteers for Animals (TVA)
- UniversalCompassion.Org
- Vegetarianism at Buddhism Today
- VeggieBuddhists.Com
Link to texts of BuddhaNet on (non-)vegetarianism within Buddhism *
(Lacto-)Vegetarian Buddhist Centers ![]()
- Blue Heron Zen Buddhist Centre, Canada
- Buddhist Light International Association Centers (Chan)
- Chan Mediation Centre NY, USA
- Dharma Drum Reatreat Center, USA (Chan)
- Drivhuset, Denmark (Tibetan | Kargyu)
- Felsentor, Switzerland (Zen)
- Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) (Western)
- S.N. Goenka's Vipassana Centers - India - rest of the world
- Spirit Rock, USA (Vipassana)
- Tariki Dojo Craiova, Romania (Zen | Jodo Shinshu - Kyosho)
- Thegchog Gatsel, Taiwan (Tibetan | Nyingma) - French website
- Tzu Chi Foundation Centers (Chan)
- 'Us Thús' Nyingma Retreat Center, The Netherlands (Tibetan | Nyingma)
- Viet_Vajra Foundation, USA (Tibetan | Rime)
- Vipassana Foundation, USA
Vegetarianism & Animal Rights in Other Religious Traditions ![]()
Vegetarianism & Vegan Recipes ![]()
Blogs, Forums, Newsletters, & Mailinglists ![]()
- Buddhist Blog Community (From MoonPointer.Com)
- Dr Mcdougall Newsletter
- When Friends ask: "Why Did You Quit Meat?" [pdf]
- When Friends Ask: "Where Do You Get Your Protein?" [pdf] - E-Sangha - Vegetarian Forum
- Lobsa Mailinglist (The best mailinglist on Buddhism & animal welfare)
- Shabkar.Org Newsletter (Shabkar.Org updates & news)
- Vegeatrian Living Forum
Podcasts![]()
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(For the iTunes link: 1.Start iTunes 2.Click on the iTunes link 3.Wait a second and the link opens in iTunes.)
- Everyday Dish TV, A vegan Cooking Show - iTunesLink
- Go Vegan with Bob Linden - iTunesLink
- NZ Vegan Podcast - iTunesLink
- The Toronto Vegetarian Podcast - iTunesLink
- Triangle Vegetarian Society - iTunesLink
- Vegan A Go-Go - iTunesLink
- Vegan Cooking School - iTunesLink
- Vegan Nutrician - iTunesLink
- Vegan Radio - iTunesLink
- Vegan Review Podcast - iTunesLink
- Vegan-Vegatrian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment
- Vegcast - iTunesLink
- Vegetarian Thought for Food - iTunesLink
- Vegtalk - iTunesLink
Sponsoring Tsethar (the practice of saving lives)
Misc
- Abolitionist Approach
- Abolitionist-Online
- AnimalConcerns.Org
- AnimalExperimentFacts.Info
- AnimalFreeZone (Expert Advice on Everything Animal Free)
- AnimalNepal.Org
- AnimalsVoice.Com
- AtOurHands.Com - A Pictorial of Animal Exploitation
- Bird Flue Website
- Celebs Eat Veg (From PETA)
- Centro Vegetariano (Portugese)
- Compassion Over Killing
- Compassionate Cooks
- DrHadwenTrust.Org (On non-amimal medical research)
- Dutch Health Insurance for Vegetarians (Dutch)
- Dutch Party for the Animals
- FarmSanctuary.Org
- Fishing Hurts
- GoVeg.Com
- Happy Cow's International Vegetarian Restaurant Guide
- Human Society Legislative Fund (HSLF)
- Natural Mind Magic - Horses & Healing by Caitlin Collins
- NewVeggies
- OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection)
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
- Prison Vegetarian Project (USA)
- Sustainable Table
- The Hard Boiled Truth About Eggs
- The Human Society of the United States (animal protection organization)
- The Meatrix
- The Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive
- The VegetarianSite.Com
- Toronto Vegetarian Association Website (large)
- United Nations' FAO Farm Animal Welfare Gateway
- United Poultry Concerns
- VeganHealth.Org
- VegetarianOrganicBlog.Com
- VeganOutreach.Org
- VegetarianMeetup.Com
- VegFamily.Com
- Vegnet.Net
- VegSource.Com
- Vetcharity.Org
- VivaVeggie.Org
- VegVideo.Org
- Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
- TheVegetarianSite.com
- The World Peace Diet
- Color poster in PDF: Think you can be a meat-eating environmentalist?
- Empowerment as a way to prevent work-related health conditions in slaughterhouse workers
- Everyday Hazards: Bacteria and Diseases
- Factory Farming and the Exploitation of Labor
- FactoryFarming.Com on Labor
- Fast-Food Nation: Meat and Potatoes
- Human Right Watch: Worker Health and Safety in the Meat and Poultry Industry
- Human Slavery in America’s Slaughterhouses
- Slaughterhouse Worker Turned Activist
- Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry (Amazon.Com)
- The Chain Never Stops
- World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) on Labor
Statistics, news, links and articles from the meat and diary industrie
- Gateway to Animal Welfare, FAO, United Nations.
Best link - Agricultural University Wageningen, NL
- MeatInternational.Com
With remarkbly few articles and news items on enviornmental issues and animal welfare.
Chan, Son and Zen Masters
- Buddhism & Vegetarianism Poster Slide Show
By Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery [download 1.4 MB] - Comments on the Surangama Sutra & Food
By Master Hsuan Hua [download 942 KB] - On Stopping Killing
By Master Lun-ch'i Chu-hung [download 136 KB] - The Horror of Taking Lives and Eating Meat
By Master Hsuan Hua [download 190 KB]
- To Cherish All Life
By Roshi Kapleau [download 4 MB]
Tibetan Buddhist Lama's
- A Powerful Message by a Powerful Yogi
Interview with Chatral Rinpoche in 2005 [download 135 KB]
By Tibetan Volunteers for Animal Rights (TVA) - Chatral Rinpoche's Steadfast Commitment to Ethics
Interview with Chatral Rinpoche in 2000 [download 145 KB]
By Zach Larson - Instructions On Not Eating Meat From H.H. 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinle Dorje
By Vin Harris [download 113 KB] - Kyabje Lati Rinpoche on Vegetarianism
Interview by Kunga Nyima [download 125 KB] - On Meat Eating
By Chatral Rinpoche [download 132 KB] - Poem of Animals on Eating Meat
By Tulku Pema Wangyal [download 90 KB] - Shabkar's backgrounds - Introduction Food of Bodhisattvas

By Padmakara Translation Group [download 340 KB]
Short Vietnamese version of the same introduction [download 166 KB]
Full Romanian translation of Food of Bodhisattvas [download 800 KB] - Song of Advice for Giving Up the Eating of Meat
By Nyala Pema Duddul [download 184 KB] -
The Story of the Hunted Deer `The Messenger of Renunciation`
By Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa [download 750 KB] -
Talk on Vegetarianism
By Orgyen Trinle Dorje, Karmapa XVII [download 130 KB] -
The Benefits of Saving Lives
By Chatral Rinpoche [download 116 KB] -
The Significance and Benefits of Six-Syllable Mantra Recitation
By Drubwang Konchock Norbu Rinpoche [download 2 MB]
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The Words of My Perfect Teacher - On Red Offerings
By Patrul Rinpoche [download 175 KB] -
The Words of My Perfect Teacher - On Food & Taking Life
By Patrul Rinpoche [download 170 KB] -
Tulku Pema Wangyal On Saving Lives & Abstaining From Eating Meat
By Tulku Pema Wangyal [download 125 KB]
Theravada Monks & Teachers
Other Authors
- Attitude to and Treatment of the Natural World
Prof. Peter Harvey [download 216 KB] - Buddhism & Vegetarianism, Fiveteen Questions and Answers
By David N. Snyder, Ph.D. [download 190 KB] - Green Dharma (Chapter 6 is on food)
By Georg and Brenda Feuerstein [download 1.1.MB] - Re-translation of the Lankavatara Sutra, Chapter Eight, & Commentary
By William Bagley [download 300 KB] - Life as a Vegetarian Tibetan Buddhist Practitioner,
By Eileen Weintraub [download 115 KB] - Meat, Garlic and Onions:
An Analysis of Eating Restrictions in Buddhist Culture
By Nick Kembel [download 114 KB] - Meat and Poison
By Padme Zhibde (Bonnie Holsinger) [download 176 KB] - On the Eschatology of the Mahparinirvana Sutra and Other Matters
By Stephen Hodge [download 153 KB] - Shojin Ryori, Culinary Fundamentals in Zen
By Fujii Sotetsu [download 193 KB] - The Five Precepts
By Chánh Kiên (Gábor Konrád) [download 168 KB]
- Vietnam.-Engl. Buddhist Dictionary, Some Entries on Vegetarianism
By Thiên Phúc Trân Ngoc [download 111 KB] - Western Buddhist Motivations for Vegetarianism
By Stephanie Kaza [download 2,1 MB]
Related Misc
- Animals: Ethics, Rights & Law—A Bibliography
By Patrick S. O’Donnell (2006) [download 282 KB] - Chapter One of Neither Monk Nor Layman (On the Japanese Nikujiki Saitai Law of 1872, including allowing meat eating by Buddhist clerics).
By Richard Jeffe [download 471 KB] - Detachement and Compassion in Early Buddhism
By Elizabeth Harris [download 137 KB] - Livestock's Long Shadow, Environmental Issues and Options
By the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [download 4 MB] - Nonviolence In Tibetan Culture
By Zach Larson
- download complete book in zipfile of 6 MB
- or per chapter of 0.5 - 1.5 MB each: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - Prisoned Chickens Poisoned Eggs
By Karin Davis, Ph.D. [download 1.2 MB] - Tibetan Volunteers for Animals Newsletter 2006 [download 228 KB]
Flash Animations & Cartoons About Why Abstaining From Eating Meat and Fish
All pop-up windows If needed change the settings in your browser to allow.
- Are We People Born As Meat Eaters? 5 min 42"
Quick Time version (sometimes faster) 5 min 42"
By Dan Piraro - The Meatrix I 3 min 30"
- Backward Burger 2 min 40
By Freerangestudios.com - Don't Eat Chilean See Bass 1 min 30"
By Freerangestudios.com for National Environmental Trust USA - The Meatrix II 4 min
- The Meatrix II 1/2 2 min 20"
By Freerangestudios.com for Sustainable Table - Save the Seals 2 min
- Lord of the Lambs 4 min 30"
By Isabella Dalla Vecchia for OIPA.Org - ......Suggestions? Please contact Shabkar.Org
Video Teachings, Songs & Misc
- Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo: "I Don't Eat My Friends"
Video recording by Shabkar.Org - Chatral Rinpoche Saving Lives 2002 32 min 14"
Video recording by Dudjomba.Org - Chatral Rinpoche Saving Lives 2004 30 min 0"
Video recording by Dudjomba.Org - H.H. Dalai Lama's 2006 Kalachakra Speech (Tibetan)
Speech pro veg & against tendency in Tibet to wear fur.
Amature Video of Burning Animal Skins in Tibet After H.H. Dalai Lama's Speech
45 MB - 15 min - Rev. Heng Sure on Bodhicitta (2001) 2 min
Video recording by Ten Thousand Buddhas - Rev. Heng Sure on Compassionate Eating (2003) 15 min talk
Video recording by Ten Thousand Buddhas - Meat Is Murder
(English song) 5 min 20"
By Morrissey - Save Animals (Tibetan song) 3 min 52" (Warning: hard images)
By Kunga - Reasons to Become a Vegetarian 3 min14" (Warning: hard images)
By PETA
Slide Shows on Video
- 21th Century Chicken Farming
8 min 7"
Text slides, picture slides, music and song by Lobsa - Buddha's Final Teaching on Vegetarianism
6 min 21"
Text slides, picture slides, music and song by Lobsa - Buddhist Prayer for Animal Liberation
8 min 7"
Text slides, picture slides, music and song by Lobsa - Love & Mercy 1 min 43" - 1,8 MB WMV file
Warning: contains disturbing images - Old MacDonald's Factory Farm
3 min 23"
Text slides, picture slides & music by C. David Coats - Lobsa
Audio download - Talk on Vegetarianism - 12 MB MP3 - 53 min 35"
By Orgyen Trinle Dorje, Karmapa XVII as translated simultaneously by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, January 3rd, 2007, Full Moon Day, during the 24th annual Great Kagyu Monlam. - Interview of Ingrid Newkirk 8 MB MP3 - 17 min 43"
President of People for the Ethical Threatment of Animals (PETA),at December 5, 2006
By Tom Fudge of KPBS
And More...
- COK's 30-second Pro-Vegetarian Ads on MTV
Donate to support this campain - Discourse on The World Peace Diet
By Will Tuttle, Ph.D. - Huge video archive (please note: contains disturbing images)
By Peta TV
