What are some japanese foods and how do they relate to Buddhism?

Answer 1

Japanese foods that are Buddhist include only non-meat (vegetarian) tofu,rice,veg,beans etc.etc. Buddhists do not harm or kill anything and try to be peaceful with nature
sushi is predominantly fish so most of it is excluded

Answer 2

There was a period when meat was not eaten because of strict Buddhist social standards. I'm not sure if it was actually the law, but people didn't eat meat, and even fish was considered bad if you were a monk or nun. Japanese foods like tofu, aburaage, konyaku and various kinds of root vegetables like daikon, satsumaimo, yamaimo, etc probably became important for that reason. Today you can eat traditional Buddhist food, called "shojin-ryori" at some Buddhist mountain retreats and guest houses run by Zen monks. The flavor of shojin-ryori is very subtle, but the textures are coarse and hearty. I found it very delicious when I was in Japan, but it's becoming very hard to find. An interesting tale I heard about food and Buddhism had to do with rabbits. Hunters had permission to hunt fowl only. They killed rabbits and insisted that the rabbits were really birds... just look at their ears which are really wings. Someone decided to wink at this practice and let the hunters have their rabbits. To this day, rabbits are often counted as "ippa, niha, sanba" using the special counter word for birds instead of land creatures.

Answer 3

Not all japanese people are buddhists.

Answer 4

Sushi = makes you smile like the buddha statue :)

Answer 5

sushi