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Effectiveness of Various Religion on Environmental Conservation. Effectiveness of Various Religion on Environmental Conservation. Presented By-. I NTRODUCTION:. The effectiveness of any religion in protecting the environment depends upon how much faith.
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Effectiveness of Various Religion on Environmental Conservation Effectiveness of Various Religion on Environmental Conservation Presented By-
INTRODUCTION: • The effectiveness of any religion in protecting the environment depends upon how much faith. • It also depends upon how those precepts are transmitted and adapted in everyday social interactions.
Effectiveness of Hinduism in Conservation Flora in Hindu Religion • As early as in the time of Regveda, tree worship was quite popular and universal. • The tree symbolized the various attributes of God to the Regvedic seers. Regveda regarded plants as having divine powers.
CONTINUE: • The Chipko Movement- In March 1973, in the town of Gopeshwar in Chamoli district (Uttar Pradesh, India), villagers formed a human chain and hugged the earmarked trees to keep them from being felled for a nearby factory producing sports equipment.
CON.: Hindus believe that Cow is the mother of Hindus. And they also believe thirty three crore Dev Devta are live in the cow.
Bishnois: Defenders of the Environment • The Bishnois are a small community in Rajasthan, India, who practice a religion of environmental conservation. • They believe that cutting a tree or killing an animal or bird is blasphemy.
Water conservation is well documented in Islamic teachings • In Islam the relationship between humans and water is part of daily social existence. • Physical purification cannot be achieved except by ablution and bathing, both of which require pure or clean water. • Because of this, purity and cleanliness of water receive much attention in both the Holy Quran and the sunna. Muslims are urged not to pollute water.
Buddhist Contribution • Buddhist teachings require every person to consider right livelihood and the impact that would have on society and the environment. • Attitude to words pollution • King Ashoka’s Fifth Pillar Edict stating that he infect placed various wild animals under protection, is one of the earliest recorded instances of a specific policy of conservation.
Jainism • "Jainism is fundamentally a religion of ecology and has turned ecology into a religion. • It has enabled Jains to create an environment-friendly value system and code of conduct.“ • “This is the fundamental vow and runs through the Jain tradition like a golden thread.
Christianity and Environment Conservation • The Christian thought has been a supporter of using the Earth’s resources for the benefit of mankind without giving any thought to its conservation. • According to the entire Judeo-Christian tradition, the Earth belongs to God. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.
Sikhism • “In Sikh beliefs, a concern for the environment is part of an integrated approach to life and nature. • Humans should conduct themselves through life with love, compassion and justice. • “Life, for its very existence and nurturing, depends upon a bounteous nature.
Indigenous Religion • Some peoples live in the forest and they do not play with the nature. • They uses natural things not to man mad.
Conclusion • It is evident by the above statements that religions and their motivating power can be allies for conservation if we will emphasize values they share in common with conservationists.
