Published for the Day of Buddha’s Enlightenment (Vesakh). Full Moon. May 2025.
https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/wisdom-vegan-diet-small-planet-buddhist-perspective
Below is the Introduction from the 1500 word article.
I’ve had the privilege of spending around 20% of my adult life in the East, including four years in Thailand and seven years in India.
For over two years as a Buddhist monk, I wandered barefooted the length and breadth of India, from the Himalayas to the far south of the country. Throughout these journeys, via public transport, I stayed in ashrams, monasteries, spiritual centres and people’s homes.
I cannot recall a single occasion as a monk or later, as a lay person, receiving or being invited to eat any part of an animal which includes birds and fish….
May all beings know a wise diet
May all beings live in harmony
May all beings live with compassion.
www.thebuddhawallah.org
www.christophertitmuss.net
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