Shiva Gaire

Dependent Origination and Karuna in Human-Animal Relationship in Khumbu

This paper examines the human–animal relationship in Nepal’s Khumbu region through an examination of pastoral and logistical practices in the Himalaya, where yaks, naks, and jyokpoes (Yak cow hybrid) serve as primary carriers for both local subsistence and the tourism economy. It engages with an ethical paradox: despit...