Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Can anyone point me in the direction of societies that were at least vegetarian. Vegan may be a lot to ask for. You would think you could find it in the Buddhist populations, but even the poorest of them, such as Cambodia, make fish a staple of their diet. I've just thought it would be interesting to research how they eat on a large scale when it is not based on animal products. I'm not talking a major research project here, but just light browsing. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 maybe you might have to go a bit more "microcosm" than entire societies. i think tibetan buddhist monks were vegetarians, as are hindus (i think?). Megan MilliganDesert Rose Musings (www.desertrosemusings.com) (parts still under construction)Cal-Neva Animal Rescue (www.desertrosemusings.com/calnevarescue/index.htm) - Eric Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:23 PM More Than Just a Little Curious Can anyone point me in the direction of societies that were at least vegetarian. Vegan may be a lot to ask for. You would think you could find it in the Buddhist populations, but even the poorest of them, such as Cambodia, make fish a staple of their diet. I've just thought it would be interesting to research how they eat on a large scale when it is not based on animal products. I'm not talking a major research project here, but just light browsing. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Jainists were fruitarian and only ate fallen fruit. They didn't believe in killing anything, including vegetables. They wore screens over their faces so as not to breathe in bugs and sweapt the ground as they walked so as not to step on them. Colleen - Eric <sseric57 Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:23 pm More Than Just a Little Curious > Can anyone point me in the direction of societies that were at > least vegetarian. Vegan may be a lot to ask for. You would think > you could find it in the Buddhist populations, but even the > poorest of them, such as Cambodia, make fish a staple of their diet. > > I've just thought it would be interesting to research how they eat > on a large scale when it is not based on animal products. I'm not > talking a major research project here, but just light browsing. > > Many thanks! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Colleen! Thanks... Where was my head? A few years ago I helped my daughter do a school project of religions and one she highlighted were Jains and then there about I saw a travel program on India. They showed two cultures in one of the bicycle delivery men who pick up lunches at home and deliver them to men in their offices and then return the dishes after lunch. This is because the Jain men cannot get clean food and water at their workplaces. This system of bicycle delivery apparently has gone on for a very long time and I guess the positions are passed down through the generations. Well, my excuse is it was more than a few years ago. Sheesh! My daughter was in eighth grade then and now is a sophomore in college. Damn, her mother is getting old... Thanks! - Colleen Spence Friday, August 27, 2004 2:08 AM Re: More Than Just a Little Curious Jainists were fruitarian and only ate fallen fruit. They didn't believe in killing anything, including vegetables. They wore screens over their faces so as not to breathe in bugs and sweapt the ground as they walked so as not to step on them.Colleen -Eric <sseric57Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:23 pm More Than Just a Little Curious> Can anyone point me in the direction of societies that were at > least vegetarian. Vegan may be a lot to ask for. You would think > you could find it in the Buddhist populations, but even the > poorest of them, such as Cambodia, make fish a staple of their diet.> > I've just thought it would be interesting to research how they eat > on a large scale when it is not based on animal products. I'm not > talking a major research project here, but just light browsing.> > Many thanks!> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hi. I am Buddhist and it is a choice of whether to be vegan, vegetarian or eat 'some' meat. Buddhists must be 'mindful' of all things they do (be utterly aware) and an awful lot of them choose vegan or vegetarian diets when they have the luxury of having many different sources of food. Many Hindu people are vegetarian and there are so many very good Indian recipes. The spices are wonderful and to use 'ghee' (clarified butter) is really optional, as is using yogurt, or drinking milk. Yes, the Jains are very strict about violence to other life forms (I guess the belief that a plant is a 'sentient being' is their belief) and that might be the path you would want to take. I know many of the Sikh people of India and around the world are vegetarian as well. They are probably not strict vegans however. It's all a choice that we must make to feel right in our conscience. Have a good day. , " Eric " <sseric57@h...> wrote: > Colleen! Thanks... Where was my head? A few years ago I helped my daughter do a school project of religions and one she highlighted were Jains and then there about I saw a travel program on India. They showed two cultures in one of the bicycle delivery men who pick up lunches at home and deliver them to men in their offices and then return the dishes after lunch. This is because the Jain men cannot get clean food and water at their workplaces. This system of bicycle delivery apparently has gone on for a very long time and I guess the positions are passed down through the generations. > > Well, my excuse is it was more than a few years ago. Sheesh! My daughter was in eighth grade then and now is a sophomore in college. Damn, her mother is getting old... > > Thanks! > > > - > Colleen Spence > > Friday, August 27, 2004 2:08 AM > Re: More Than Just a Little Curious > > > Jainists were fruitarian and only ate fallen fruit. They didn't believe in killing anything, including vegetables. They wore screens over their faces so as not to breathe in bugs and sweapt the ground as they walked so as not to step on them. > > Colleen > > - > Eric <sseric57@h...> > Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:23 pm > More Than Just a Little Curious > > > Can anyone point me in the direction of societies that were at > > least vegetarian. Vegan may be a lot to ask for. You would think > > you could find it in the Buddhist populations, but even the > > poorest of them, such as Cambodia, make fish a staple of their diet. > > > > I've just thought it would be interesting to research how they eat > > on a large scale when it is not based on animal products. I'm not > > talking a major research project here, but just light browsing. > > > > Many thanks! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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