CSL1026 2018年2月4日(Sun)下午14:00至17:00 探訪青山禪寺
Buddhism and Vegetarian Diet W e had a taste of the vegetarian ready-to-cook dishes of meat in Qingshan Temple several days ago. A student asked a question: “ Why do people eat imitated foods such as steamed pork and imitated abalones with similar tastes of meat products since they are vegetarians? ” A ctually, Buddhists ate both meat and vegetable products , and vegetarian diet has been firstly promoted by Emperor Liangwu ( 502-549 ) since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. According to the legend, Emperor Liangwu was deeply moved by “ Merciful Bodhisattva is not hard hearted enough to eat meat of animals ” in “ Lankavatara Sutra ” and desired to be a vegetarian. As a great dha r m a and the emperor , he promoted “ vegetarian diet ” , giving rise to great influences on the whole Buddhism group. The movement was promoted so successfully that various types of Buddhists accepted his idea, giving rise to the feature of Chinese Buddhism, i.e., vegetarian diet