Many
Buddhist
practitioners refrain from eating meat, fish, egg, milk, union,
garlic or other foods and drinks; not because 'it is written' as
such, but because it is beneficial to living a Buddhist way of life.
See also Sutras.
Trantras
quoted by Shabkar Tsodruk Rangdrol (1781-1851):
- Akshobya
Tantra (no meat, alcohol, garlic)
- Amogha
Pasha (no
meat, alcohol, garlic, onion, leeks, tsok*)
- Commentary
on the Kalachakra-tantra (no
meat, no meat as tsok)
- Embodiment
of Awareness (no
meat and blood)
- Embodiment
of Wisdom (no
meat and blood)
- Kalachakra
Tantra (not
even wishing to eat meat)
- Kriya
Tantra (no
meat, alcohol, garlic, onion, leeks, tsok)
- Lotus
Net Tantra (no
food from butchersl, no water with insects)
- The
Stainless Light - Commentary on the Kalachakra-tantra (no
meat)
For
obtaining the context of the quotes, please see the source at the
last line.
*
Tsok
is
food as offering
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