Choice of faith and nature conservation. - E.A. Lebed. - Berkut. 9 (1-2). 2000. P. 129-132.
Influence of east religions on the nature conservation is discussed. It is showed the affectation and illegality of using ethical principles of relation to living beings, borrowed from hinduism, buddhism and jainism on ground of the European cultural tradition without the steadfast analysis of their philosophies. Conceptions of ecocentrists about supposedly veritable ecological culture of religions of East are discussed. [Russian].
Key words: nature conservation, cultural traditions, religion, ecocentrism.
Address: E.A. Lebed, Sumy pedagogical university, chair of zoology, Romenskaya str. 87, 40002 Sumy, Ukraine.