Is it true Buddhist monks were veg.........?

Question

or is it a myth?

Answer 1

I think it's mostly true.

Answer 2

To get enlightement and free from birth and death,there is nothing to do with what food you eat. Only do not take life,it is a bad karma.
The southern school of Buddhism,the monks go on rounds to collect alms in the early morning only. For the northern school,the chinese monks,they are veg because something to do with emperor of china.The emperor is a veg and also like the teaching of the Buddha,and he thought if both combined together it will be great.So he send out the decree that all monks should be vegetarian.Who dare not to obey during that time. Head will drop. This is one of the cause of chinese monk are vegetarian.

Answer 3

i am a buddhist,but not a monk.
it is true that they are vegetarians,but not for the 18 lohans(who are the guards of the shaolin temple),they are privillaged to eat meats(except for frogs and lamb).

Answer 4

Yes, they are vegetarians,but some Tibetan and other groups make exceptions for necessity. Another common monastic tradition is not to eat after noon.

Answer 5

It is 100% correct they were pure vgetarians as Buddhism is 100% against violence & killings it is not a myth.

Answer 6

Yes! most of them are vegetarians, they dont eat non veg because their karmas of the animals comes into their paap and they cannot break karma.

Answer 7

Buddhists should be vegetarians only as they are aginst killing lives .

Answer 8

their are different types of buddhists....if you mean zen, then yes it's true.
But if you talking about chinese etc then it's a myth, those people are very backwards they eat cats and dogs and tiger penis is a delicacy!

Answer 9

depends which part the world they are living in. Everybody need to eat for survival.

Answer 10

True.