Questions tagged [meat]
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Why is meat prohibited in Buddhism?
Yesterday I was a guest at the home of my Buddhist friend, he cooked vegetables for me and some other drinks were there on table. I am fond of meat but there was no meat available. So, I asked him why ...
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Does buying meat equate to approving of killing an animal?
In the Kammapatha sutta AN 3.164(A i 297) a note concerning the meaning of a passage (written by the author of the page dedicated to the sutta it seems) makes me question, the sutta and note are ...
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How bad is the karma of feeding meat to your children?
I have a girlfriend who has a daughter from another man. If I raise this kid not vegetarian, will that be bad karma? Her mother is an omnivore and the kid is being raised in an omnivore household. It ...
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Was Buddha/did Buddha teach Vegetarianism?
On the matter of Vegetarianism
I am aware the Theravada canon states that Buddha allowed monks to consume meat on the basis that they did not see, hear, know or suspect have been slaughtered for them.
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What are the consequences of a monk eating meat?
This is not a question about being a vegetarian. My question is since the Buddha didn't prohibit monks from eating meat, and since monks are supposed to be easy to maintain and take what is offered, ...
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Jobs indirectly related to the meat business
According to the Vanijja Sutta on Right Livelihood:
"Monks, a lay follower should not engage in five types of business.
Which five? Business in weapons, business in human beings, business
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Prohibitions against eating certain animals?
I sometimes see rules suggesting that monks (at least Theravadan) should not eat various animals. The lists vary, but includes to varying degree: elephants, horses, dogs, snakes, lions, tigers, ...
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Kosher, Halal and Buddhism
If you are a meat eating buddhist, is there any support that eating in this way lessens the karmic impact of consuming meat?
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Is meat eating a possibility?
I have been vegan (no animal products) for over 5 years but recently have encountered many health issues (unable to digest many plant protein, leaving no viable protein to eat), including some meat in ...
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Should a bikkhu avoid eating sashimi?
According to THIS, "The bhikkhu should also not eat raw or undercooked meat..."
Should a bhikkhu, then, not eat sashimi (raw fish, such as it used frequently in sushi)?
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