Why Buddhists should not eat meat

[Guest guest]

I read " Despite common Western beliefs, Tibetans, including Tibetan

monks, are generally not vegetarian, " and that " The Dalai Lama is not

vegetarian. "

http://www.purifymind.com/DalaiLamaVege.htm

 

I believe a true Buddhist should not eat meat since one of the five

Buddhist precepts is " Do not kill " . I believe the interpretation of " Do

not kill " in relation to eating animals that have been killed is where

some Buddhists have difficulty. There seems to be an interpretation of

intent (killing by proxy where someone may eat the meat they are given

because someone else gave it to them and it is rude to refuse the

offering or the fact they did not kill the meat themselves and know

nothing of who killed the meat or why it was killed). I believe that if

one adheres to the precept that one should not kill, then eating the

product of a kill is akin to agreeing that the killing was acceptable

and allowable. If one supports the killing of a live being by eating the

product of the killing, one is directly benefiting from the killing. If

one benefited by the killing of a human being this would be seen as

being a party to a murder or a crime in some way. This is just my

interpretation and based on morals and ethics as I see them. Whether a

Buddhist should eat an animal who died of natural causes is another

issue. Perhaps animals that have died of natural causes should also be

avoided since they may have died of disease and that is possibly akin to

eating something toxic.

 

 

Five Precepts

 

1.Do not kill

2.Do not steal

3.Do not lie

4.Do not be unchaste

5.Do not take drugs or drink intoxicants

 

 

 

 

1. I will be mindful and reverential with all life,

I will not be violent nor will I kill.

 

" If a person does not harm any living being.

and does not kill or cause others to kill -

that person is a true spiritual practitioner. "

- The Dhammapada

 

2. I will respect the property of others, I will not steal.

 

3. I will be conscious and loving in my relationships,

I will not give way to lust.

 

4. I will honor honesty and truth, I will not deceive.

 

5. I will exercise proper care of my body and mind,

I will not be gluttonous nor abuse intoxicants.

 

Discussion of Buddhism and vegetarianism

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/vegi.html

[Guest guest]

How many people professing to follow Judeo-Christian

teachings can imagine that " Thou shalt not kill " might

apply to not killng animals?

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Personally, I believe a true Buddhist should not eat

meat since one of the five Buddhist precepts is " Do

not kill " .

 

 

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people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer

misunderstandings. "

From Kinky Friedman's

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

 

 

 

 

 

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