Vegetarian Discussion

[ramana]

Bodhi, Thanks for pointing out that vegetarianism stems from eons before Bhisma or at least the time of Bhishma's discourse. The usual secular position is that it is an adoption of Jain and Buddhist practices. The social scientist/agro-economist spin is that it is due to population pressure and resource optimization.

BTW there is a civilizational memory in the Jewish avoidance of milk and meat together in a dish.