Buddhist - Can't eat beef

[Ahgongwolve]

I actually asked a monk and he said that "not eating beef" has nothing to do with Buddhism at all and actually is a chinese culture stem from farmers.. because cow help farmers with their farming so in order to protect the cows they dont eat beef.. is this true??

[Jerms]

I actually asked a monk and he said that "not eating beef" has nothing to do with Buddhism at all and actually is a chinese culture stem from farmers.. because cow help farmers with their farming so in order to protect the cows they dont eat beef.. is this true??

 

I thought its something to do with Guan Yin? coz her father or something became a cow in his next life.. i am not sure also.... just sharing wat i was told.

[Ahgongwolve]

I thought its something to do with Guan Yin? coz her father or something became a cow in his next life.. i am not sure also.... just sharing wat i was told.

 

Guan Yin is Taoism?

[Silver_blade]

I actually asked a monk and he said that "not eating beef" has nothing to do with Buddhism at all and actually is a chinese culture stem from farmers.. because cow help farmers with their farming so in order to protect the cows they dont eat beef.. is this true??

I don't think so. Some Buddhist don't eat any meat.... I thin the 'don't eat beef' got to do with taoism.

[Silver_blade]

Guan Yin is Taoism?

Guan Yin (in a woman's form) is Taoism. Guan Yin in indian man form is Buddhism. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Ahgongwolve]

I don't think so. Some Buddhist don't eat any meat.... I thin the 'don't eat beef' got to do with taoism.

So to Taoists..the Cow is their God? Like Hinduism?

[Ahgongwolve]

Guan Yin (in a woman's form) is Taoism. Guan Yin in indian man form is Buddhism. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Huh? Got two form?

I tot buddism is Mr. Buddha (an indian prince) who teaches a way of life?

Taoism are those Monkey God, Kitchen God etc

[DarkLord]

I actually asked a monk and he said that "not eating beef" has nothing to do with Buddhism at all and actually is a chinese culture stem from farmers.. because cow help farmers with their farming so in order to protect the cows they dont eat beef.. is this true??

 

I thought they should be actually vegans?

 

[Silver_blade]

So to Taoists..the Cow is their God? Like Hinduism?

Don't know the reason for not eating cow....but doubt it's for the same reason as Hinduism. Maybe farmers were too attached to their working cows and started a myth/tradition of not eating them.

[Ahgongwolve]

Any Buddhist or Taoists here that dont eat Beef..

Can you tell me why? Thanks

[Silver_blade]

Huh? Got two form?

I tot buddism is Mr. Buddha (an indian prince) who teaches a way of life?

Taoism are those Monkey God, Kitchen God etc

i think there there are many Buddhas...but the one we know is the supreme one. I could be wrong. I'm neither Buddhist nor taoist.

Edited January 12, 2009 by Silver_blade

[Twofouronenite]

I actually asked a monk and he said that "not eating beef" has nothing to do with Buddhism at all and actually is a chinese culture stem from farmers.. because cow help farmers with their farming so in order to protect the cows they dont eat beef.. is this true??

True Buddist dun eat meat or at least during the 1st n 15th moon. Heard of the saying on farmers and cows, think it is more toward being Chinese and/or since Buddhism originates from India, where cow is consider sacred animal?

 

[Ahgongwolve]

i think there there are many Buddhas...but the one we know is the supreme one. I could be wrong. I'm neither Buddhist nor taoist.

 

Many Buddhas?

I thought Buddha was a real person who is a prince in India?

[Ahgongwolve]

True Buddist dun eat meat or at least during the 1st n 15th moon. Heard of the saying on farmers and cows, think it is more toward being Chinese and/or since Buddhism originates from India, where cow is consider sacred animal?

 

So Buddhist CAN eat Beef!?

[Silver_blade]

Many Buddhas?

I thought Buddha was a real person who is a prince in India?

Yup, more than one Buddha (if I did not remember wrongly). But the indian prince one (the most commonly know) was Gautama....the supreme one.

[Silver_blade]

So Buddhist CAN eat Beef!?

I suppose it all depend on how 'on' one is. The 'on' will not eat meat at all....not just 1st and 15th of the lunar month.

[Ahgongwolve]

I suppose it all depend on how 'on' one is. The 'on' will not eat meat at all....not just 1st and 15th of the lunar month.

 

But still no one can clearly tell me the real reason..

Cos i have a colleague who says "i am buddhist so i cannot eat beef" when I ask why she said she don't know....

[Twofouronenite]

Many Buddhas?

I thought Buddha was a real person who is a prince in India?

When u attained enlightenment, Nirvana u become Buddha. U can say the Prince Siddhartha Gautama is the main Buddha. Kuan Yin, Laughing Buddha all are Buddha.