Is it morally wrong to eat meat?

Table of Contents:

1. Is it morally wrong to eat meat?
2. Is the Dalai Lama vegetarian?
3. Do Chinese Buddhist eat meat?
4. What foods are forbidden in Buddhism?
5. What do monks eat daily?
6. Can Buddhist drink alcohol?

Is it morally wrong to eat meat?

An animal raised for food is being used by others rather than being respected for itself. In philosopher's terms it is being treated as a means to human ends and not as an end in itself. ... No matter how humanely an animal is treated in the process, raising and killing it for food remains morally wrong.

Is the Dalai Lama vegetarian?

The Dalai Lama, though, is non-vegetarian. An American journal had in 2010 quoted one of his aides as saying that the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader does a balancing act by adhering to a vegetarian diet in Dharamsala and having meat dishes when offered by his hosts elsewhere.

Do Chinese Buddhist eat meat?

Vegetarianism. ... The monastic community in Chinese Buddhism, Vietnamese Buddhism and most of Korean Buddhism strictly adhere to vegetarianism. Japanese Buddhist sects generally believe that Buddha ate meat.

What foods are forbidden in Buddhism?

Buddhists with this interpretation usually follow a lacto-vegetarian diet. This means they consume dairy products but exclude eggs, poultry, fish, and meat from their diet. On the other hand, other Buddhists consume meat and other animal products, as long as the animals aren't slaughtered specifically for them.

What do monks eat daily?

Their main foodstuffs included vegetables such as turnips or salad, dark breads, porridges, an occasional fish, cheese curds, beer, ale, or mead. Fish was smoked and meat dried to increase their longevity. As a rule, monks did not eat meat except if they were ill and on special occasions.

Can Buddhist drink alcohol?

Drinking this kind of beverage whether one knows it as alcohol or not can be considered as transgression of vows. Despite the great variety of Buddhist traditions in different countries, Buddhism has generally not allowed alcohol intake since earliest times.