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Are Buddhist Monks Vegetarian. In fact, if meat were put into a monk's alms bowl, the monk was supposed to eat it. Both justify their positions on the basis of buddhist texts and. Buddhist monks and nuns originally begged for their daily meal (some still do) and therefore were supposed to eat whatever was offered to them, including meat. In mahāyāna buddhism it is customary for monks to eat vegetarian. Some buddhists are strictly vegetarian, and others eat meat. In the earliest recording of his teachings, the tripitaka, the buddha did not categorically forbid his disciples to eat meat. However, the buddha instructed monks and nuns not to eat animals slaughtered specifically for them or certain kinds of meat—bear, dog, elephant, horse, leopard, snake, and tiger. This has partly to do with the fact that the monasteries sometimes grow their own food, and of course slaughtering an. It is unlikely the historical buddha was a vegetarian. Monks were to gratefully receive and consume all food they were given, including. While some theravada monks and laypeople may choose to follow a vegetarian diet, there is no strict requirement. Overall, the practice of vegetarianism in buddhism.

Monks were to gratefully receive and consume all food they were given, including. It is unlikely the historical buddha was a vegetarian. Some buddhists are strictly vegetarian, and others eat meat. Buddhist monks and nuns originally begged for their daily meal (some still do) and therefore were supposed to eat whatever was offered to them, including meat. However, the buddha instructed monks and nuns not to eat animals slaughtered specifically for them or certain kinds of meat—bear, dog, elephant, horse, leopard, snake, and tiger. In mahāyāna buddhism it is customary for monks to eat vegetarian. In fact, if meat were put into a monk's alms bowl, the monk was supposed to eat it. While some theravada monks and laypeople may choose to follow a vegetarian diet, there is no strict requirement. Overall, the practice of vegetarianism in buddhism. Both justify their positions on the basis of buddhist texts and.

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Are Buddhist Monks Vegetarian Both justify their positions on the basis of buddhist texts and. Some buddhists are strictly vegetarian, and others eat meat. In the earliest recording of his teachings, the tripitaka, the buddha did not categorically forbid his disciples to eat meat. While some theravada monks and laypeople may choose to follow a vegetarian diet, there is no strict requirement. Overall, the practice of vegetarianism in buddhism. In fact, if meat were put into a monk's alms bowl, the monk was supposed to eat it. This has partly to do with the fact that the monasteries sometimes grow their own food, and of course slaughtering an. Monks were to gratefully receive and consume all food they were given, including. Both justify their positions on the basis of buddhist texts and. However, the buddha instructed monks and nuns not to eat animals slaughtered specifically for them or certain kinds of meat—bear, dog, elephant, horse, leopard, snake, and tiger. In mahāyāna buddhism it is customary for monks to eat vegetarian. Buddhist monks and nuns originally begged for their daily meal (some still do) and therefore were supposed to eat whatever was offered to them, including meat. It is unlikely the historical buddha was a vegetarian.