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 h...