[Buddha-l] on eating meat

[[DPD Web] Shen Shi'an]

www.meatyourmeat.com - Actually, one just needs to meet one's meat to
know whether to be vegetarian or not - it's simple - place yourself in
the position of the exploited and slaughtered animals. 

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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Kate
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] on eating meat


 

	
	>If eating meat is bad karma, how does one explain that it is
served in some left handed tantra rituals (along with whiskey)?
	I  was served a morsel of steak and a shot of Canadian Club by a
Tibetan monk at a dedication ceremony.
	<
	 
	While you are waiting for a more learned response, Ron, my
understanding is that it would depend on the particular sect you are
talking about.  As you probably know, Tibetan tantric followers use
non-canonical collections of religious writings (termed tantras).  In
Tibet these often supplanted the Sutras as sources of doctrine.  It
would depend on which tantras this sect draws its teachings from and how
much it had been influenced by Hindu Tantrism which contains quite a few
practises which aren't acceptable by most Buddhist standards.
	 
	Regards
	Kate
	 

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