06-29-2005, 08:22 PM
Buddhism and Vegetarianism
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->As with many ethical issues, it's a question of interpretation. The Buddha ate meat and therefore was not a vegetarian. Indeed, <b>it is thought that he died from food poisoning after eating contaminated pork</b>. However, he advised that meat should only be eaten when it was not seen, heard or suspected that the animal had been specifically killed for the monk's consumption. In Buddhism, therefore, meat is not something that is forbidden. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this true?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->As with many ethical issues, it's a question of interpretation. The Buddha ate meat and therefore was not a vegetarian. Indeed, <b>it is thought that he died from food poisoning after eating contaminated pork</b>. However, he advised that meat should only be eaten when it was not seen, heard or suspected that the animal had been specifically killed for the monk's consumption. In Buddhism, therefore, meat is not something that is forbidden. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this true?