Buddhist vegetarianism is the practice of vegetarianism by significant portions of Mahayana Buddhist monastics and laypersons as well as some Buddhists of other sects. In Buddhism, the views on vegeta
A vegetarian dinner at a Korean Buddhist restaurant
A vegetarian dinner at a Japanese Buddhist restaurant
A vegetarian dinner at a Taiwanese Buddhist restaurant
A vegetarian lunch after the new grave worshiping ceremony of a Vietnamese Buddhist family
The practice of vegetarianism is strongly linked with a number of religious traditions worldwide. These include religions that originated in India, such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Tao
Buddhist vegetarianism
…Vegetarian cuisine Vegetarianism and religion Hopkins, Edward Washburn (1906). "The Buddhistic Rule against Eating Meat". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 27: 455–464. JSTOR 592870…
A vegetarian thali from Rajasthan, India. Many Indian religions promote vegetarianism and Indian cuisine has a wide variety of vegetarian food.
The food choices of Jains are based on the value of ahimsa (non-violence), and this makes the Jains prefer food that inflicts the least amount of violence.
North Indian style vegetarian thali
South Indian style vegetarian thali