Just wondering?
If i was to follow Buddhism would i have to stop eating animals to survive?
Would appreciate any advice please...
Thanks
2007-07-17 20:43:20 · 10 answers · asked by *~☺~* 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi Cosmicfellow...thanks for advice!
Nice to know there is a choice...that must be why Buddhists always look happy! xxx
by the way...cool new name x Cosmic!
2007-07-18 05:50:52 · update #1
Hi Cosmicfellow...thanks for advice!
Nice to know there is a choice...that must be why Buddhists always look happy!
by the way...cool new name..Cosmic!
2007-07-18 05:54:09 · update #2
If any body has a brain they can lend me for a while....I might be able to learn how to operate a flaming details page!
rant rant rant!! :)
sorry! x
2007-07-18 05:56:46 · update #3
Many Buddhists are vegetarian because of their belief in ahimsa (do no harm). However, it is not mandatory by any means. I am both, but I was a vegetarian long before I converted to Buddhism. I'll let you in on a little secret. The Dalai Lama has even said on more than one occasion that he eats meat sometimes. The main rule in Buddhism is to take what is helpful to you and to question or discard that which is not.
2007-07-18 22:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Nikki,
Effettoll is right. Even monks are not disallowed to eat meat (as long as they're aware it not been killed especially for them).
A bad monk, Devadatta tried to divide the community by making it compulsory (amongst other 'new rules'), which the Buddha rejected.
Some people choose to abstain out of compassion for the animals.
One is very much free to do as one chooses.
The five precepts are the only guidelines / advice, that lay people are encouraged to think about / be mindful of.
They're said to be praised by the wise; but the ball is always in one's own court.
2007-07-18 03:44:07 · answer #2 · answered by goodfella 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Buddha's Precepts do not specify Vegitarianism and in some cases it can cause health problems as well as being seen as extreme in rare cases. The buddha maintained that we were to be harmless in thought, word and deed and the First Precept advises to refrain from harming any Being.
As well as this there is the characteristic of the Eightfold Path of Right Employment which prohibits killing as employment.
I prefer to be pragmatic about the issue of eating meat. If a meat meal was offered then I would not refuse, yet I would not kill an animal myself for its meat.
The precepts are guidelines for harmlessness including harmlessness to ourselves, eating is hardly harmful to the body. Eating to excess would be against the precepts, eating to starvation would be against the precepts, eating food to sustain Life this is acceptable as long as you do no harm either to yourself or others ... the Middle Path.
A Buddhist perspective...
2007-07-18 09:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by Gaz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they don't look to be. clergymen are accredited to consume meat if this is all this is obtainable for them while they are provided foodstuff. additionally the Dalai Lama has admitted he eats meat each and every so often. He says he does so for "well-being motives" and constantly smiles while he says this so as that individuals understand he's teasing them as to his motives. Many Buddhists do not consume me inspite of the indisputable fact that as they sense it is going against ahimsa. i became a vegetarian long before I switched over to Buddhism. I even have on no account tried to transform others to vegetarianism inspite of the indisputable fact that and don't look down upon people who consume meat (my complete kin eats meat). it somewhat is a controversy of determination.
2016-09-30 05:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are, and some aren't. Many Buddhists I know are vegetarians or vegans, but I went to KFC last week with a Buddhist.
2007-07-17 20:52:42 · answer #5 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some are, some are not. Some state that they don't eat anything living thing, although how they survive is always a good question to ask them. But don't expect a coherent answer from them if you ask one who claims this.
Life is a circle.
I remember one telling me that fish were not considered living creatures in the karmic circle, and another telling me the same was true about pigs.
2007-07-17 20:47:05 · answer #6 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of Buddhist books will tell you to be a vegetarian, but a lot of Buddhists are not.
I think you should go for it! You'll feel better and be closer to your faith (assumimg you choose Buddhism).
2007-07-18 07:52:49 · answer #7 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of them are but it is not a requirement from Buddha or anything in the actual belief system. Gatama Buddha actually refused to make it a rule and said that you should eat whatever is in your bowl. The only directive was to be aware of what it is that you are eating.
2007-07-17 20:48:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A Buddhist should accept a meat-meal if it is offered, but not prepare one for themselves.
2007-07-17 20:47:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Individual preference.
I preferred vegetarian diet as much as possible.
2007-07-17 21:31:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋