TY  - JOUR
T1  - REligious tradition and concern for the welfare of all living beings
AU  - Piekarz R, Zivotofsky AZ
Y1  - 2010/05/26
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.664
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2033
EP  - 2034
VL  - 303
IS  - 20
N2  - 
To the Editor: In his Commentary, Dr Ekman1 presented a succinct overview of Darwin's understanding of compassion as a basic component of human nature and placed it in the framework of Buddhism's compassion for all living beings. In the process of arriving at the similarity between the positions of Darwin and of Buddhism, Ekman asserted that “[a] concern for the welfare of all living beings is not found in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) [and] is unique to Buddhism.” We believe that this assertion is incorrect.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.664
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.664
ER  -