• From the Shurangama Sutra
• From the Lankavatara Sutra
• "On Stopping Killing!" by the Great Master Lianchi Zhuhung
• "On Not Eating Meat" from the Siksa-Samuccaya compiled by Santideva
• From Bhavanakrama by Kamalashila: "Yogis should at all times avoid fish, meat, and so forth, should eat with moderation, and avoid foods that are not conducive to health." (Stages of Meditation, p. 100)

Poems

• Kindness - A Vegetarian Poetry Anthology

Essays on Buddhism and Vegetarianism

• Buddhist Vegetarianism ("Vegetarianism" Entry from Buddhism A to Z)
• "The Horror of Taking Lives and Eating Meat" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "Eating Flesh: Pros and Cons" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "For Hundreds of Thousands of Years, the Stew in the Pot Has Boiled Up--A Resentment Very Hard to Level" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "Eating Meat: People Eating Other People" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
• "My Dear Sister" by Bhikshu Heng Yuen
• "Vegetarianism in Buddhism" by Thich Huyen –Vi
  
• "A Buddhist Perspective on Vegetarianism" by Lin Ching Shywan
• "Buddhist Diet" by Michael Ohlsson
• "Genetic Engineering: A Major Threat to Vegetarians" by Ron Epstein
• Selections from "Nonviolence and Culture: Finding the Dharma in a Flesh-Based Diet" by Zach Larson
  

• World Guide to Vegetarianism
• Considerations for a Vegetarian Diet
• Leather Substitutes Resource Guide
• Animal Ingredients and Their Alternatives
• Vegan Recipes from Avatamsaka Monastery (PDF file) - NEW

•  Jataka Stories (coming soon)
•  Ceremony for Liberating Living Beings (coming soon)
•  "On Stopping Killing!" by the Great Master Lianchi Zhuhung

• Cherishing Life
• "The Buddhist Perspective on Animals and Life Conservation: Their Changing Roles in Society" by Wu Hung Bhiksu.
• "Animals for Dinner--A Karmic Tale" by Ron Epstein
• "A Buddhist Perspective on Animal Rights" by Ron Epstein
• "Liberating Living Beings" Entry from Buddhism A to Z
• "Animal Rights and the Dhammapada" by Rosemary A. Amey
• "The First Precept: Reverence for Life" by Thich Nhat Hanh
• "Liberating Life"from the website "Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, His Life and Legacy"
• "The Early Buddhist Tradition and Ethics VI. The Status of Animals" by Lambert Schmithausen
• "The Killing Test: The Kinship of Living Beings and the Buddhalegend's First Journey to the West" by Graeme McQueen

• Animal Health, Well-being, and Rights (WWW Virtual Library)
• Animal Concerns Resource Site

VegSource Video of Reverend Heng Sure on Compassionate Eating

• Buddhism and vegetarian diet by Rev. Sure (17 minutes, 44MB)

Chapple, Christopher Key. "Nonviolence, Buddhism and Animal Protection." Nonviolence to Animals, Earth and Self in Asian Traditions. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1993.                                                                                             

Hsuan Hua (Chan Master). "The Dharma Realm of Animals." The Ten Dharma-Realms Are Not Beyond a Single Thought. San Francisco: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1976.

Hsuan Hua (Chan Master). "Dharma Gathering to Liberate the Living." City of Ten Thousand Buddhas Daily Recitation Handbook. Talmage, CA: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1980.     

Kapleau, Philip. To Cherish All Life. Rochester, NY: Zen Center, 1986.           

Page, Dr. Tony. Buddhism and Animals: A Buddhist Vision of Humanity's Rightful Relationship with the Animal Kingdom. London: UVAKIS Publications, 1999.

Page, Dr. Tony. What Does Buddhism Say About Animals. London: UVAKIS Publications, 1998.Chapple, Christopher. "Nonviolence to Animals in Buddhism and Jainism." Inner Peace, World Peace: Essays in Buddhism and Nonviolence. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1992.

Smith, Joanna Handlin. "Liberating Animals in Ming-Qing China:  Buddhist Inspiration and Elite Imagination," Journal of Asian Studies, February 1999 (58.1), pp. 51-84.

Yu, Chun-fang. The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Chu-hung and the Late Ming Synthesis. New York: Columbia UP, 1981, pp. 67-87.