Buddhist Vegetarianism

Buddhist Vegetarianism

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All beings--human or beast--
Love life and hate to die.
They fear most the butcher's knife
Which slices and chops them piece-by-piece.
Instead of being cruel and mean,
Why not stop killing and cherish life?
(Cherishing Life, I 83)

Buddhist Vegetarianism

In Buddhism adhering to a completely vegetarian diet is a natural and logical ramification of the moral precept against the taking of life.

Vegetarian days

2 days:       1 and 15.
4 days:       1, 14, 15 and 30.
6 days:       1,8, 14, 15, 23, 29 and 30.
8 days:       1, 8, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24 and 30.
10 days:     1, 8, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30.
1 month :    January / April / July or October.
4 month:     January, April, July and October.
All days:     All days of year.