VEGETARIANISM IN RELIGION
THE BAHA'I FAITH,
‘Regarding the eating of animal les and abstinence theretrom,
know thou ofa certainty dats the besianing of eration, God
termined the food of every fving being alo eat contrary
that determination not approved.”
~ Selects fam te Bui Wings on Some spects
of Heath and Heal pags 8
CAO DAI
‘The most mgorant thing eo stop kling.. bans anda
slo have souls and understand Uke hurnana...1P WE KILL AND
EAT THEM, THEN WE OWE THEM A BLOOD DEBT”
~ Teachings ofthe Sins, About Keeping the Ten Pesoepts
Abetining toa King, Section 2
CHRISTIANITY
‘Meats forthe belly an the Belly for meats: but Gea shall destroy
both and chem, fet Countian G13, Fly Bie
ad while the flesh was yet between their teeth ve i was chewed,
the wrath of the LORD yas kindled against the people, and the
LORD smote the people with very great plage.”
™ Names 1:5, aly le
CONFUCIANISM
“AII men have tind which cannot bear o wee the slferings of
others. The superior man having seen the animals alive cannot bear
tosee them dies avin heaed their dying exes, HE CANNOT,
BEAR TO EAT THEIR FLESH
~ Meacts, King Huot Ling, Chapt 4
HINDUISM
Since you. cannot bring killed animals back oie, you ae responsible
for killing them. Therefore you are going to hel there is no way for
your deliverance”
~ Ada, Chaps
“He who desires to augment his own flesh by eating the flesh of other
restores lives in misery in whatever species he may take his birth,
~ Mababiuety Ant 10547 FS pg 90
JUDAISM
‘And sehatsoever man there be ofthe house of Ise, o ofthe
stranger thar sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood’;
TWILL EVEN SET MY FACE AGAINST THAT SOUL THAT
EATETH BLOOD‘ and wal cut him of fom among his people
TAOISM
Do not go into the mountain to catch birds i nets nor to the water
to poison fishes and minnows. Do not butcher the ox that plows
your field "Tint of the Quiet Way
ZOROASTRIANISM,
“Those plants, T, Ahura Mazda (Ged), rain down upon the earthco
ving food tothe fitful, and fodder tothe beneficent cow.
= Are, Ved Fagard 5.20
BUDDHISM
ALL MEATS EATEN BY LIVING BEINGS ARE OP THEIR
GWN RELATIVES
~ Laura Sots (Tiitaha No 671)
Alco afte the birth ofthe baby, care must be exercised not tbl
sy animal in oederto feed the mother with meaty delicacies and
‘ott assmble many relives to drink lguor oft ext meat
Ibecatue athe dif ume of birth there ae inntmerable ei demons,
‘monsters ad goblins who want to consume the ely Blood. by
gnorantly and adversely reorting to the Kling of ania for
‘onsumption..they bring dawn curses upon themselves, which are
‘Setrimontal to both the mother ad the baby.”
Reltigarbhs Sutra, Chapter 8
“Be carefil ding the days immediately after someone's death,
aot hiling or destroying or creating evil Karna by worshipping oF
‘tering stcrifie to damnons and deities became ruc Kling snd
“tanghtering committed or such worship performed or such scifice
Sdsed WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN AN IOTA OF FORCE TO
BENEFIT. THE DEAD, BUT WOULD ENTWINE EVEN
MORE SINFUL KARMLA INTO PREVIOUS KARMA (tzibution)
MAKING IT EVEN DEEPER AND MORE SERIOUS. hs,
DELAY His REBIRTH TO A GOOD STATE”
* Keitigarbhe Sutra, Chapter 7
ESSENES
Lam come to end the scrfces and fest of blood and if ye cease
NOT OFFERING AND EATING OF FLESH AND BLOOD,
the wrath of God shall not cease rom you
~ Gospel of the Holy Tere
ISLAM
\LLAH WILL NOT GIVE MERCY TO ANYONE, EXCEPT
‘THOSE WHO GIVE MERCY TO OTHER CREATURES.
~ Propet Mab, Hath
‘Do norallow your stomachs to become graveyards of animals!
~ Propet Marna, Hate
JAINISM
[A nie monk shoe] NOT ACCEPT SUCH FOOD AND DRINK
‘sas been especially peepured for him INVOLVING THE,
SLAUGHTER OF LIVING BEINGS. :
~ Steattangn
SIKHISM
‘Those mortals whe consume marijuana, flesh and wine ~ no matter
‘what pllrages fasts and ils they follow, they wil al go to ell
~ Gu Granth Sabi, page 1377
TIBETAN BUDDHISM.
“The offering o the deities of meat obtained by kiling animate
beings is ike offering a mother the lash of her own eid; and chi
‘sa grievous fale
~The Sipe Pah OF Depp: Te Peep OF Te Gt,
“The Ten Gers Paes, Gest Gar Gunpops
+Ereeybody knows that vegetaian diets good for health and to save the planet. The wll be
avwakening their own great, compass
te, loving, self nature. And then their level of consciousness
will rise up automatically: And they will understand more than they ever did. And they wil be closer
to Heaven than what they are right nov.”
Supcene Master Ching Hat
Videoconzce with Sney Contr, Ase agus 17, 2008
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