Did Brahmins ever eat beef?

Beef was not forbidden in the Vedas,and the sacrificial animals which were often cows which were often eaten by the Brahmins.It was extremely difficult, in fact almost impossible, to have been a vegetarian in Vedic times anywhere in the world.

Does Buddhism forbid eating beef?

The food that a strict Buddhist takes, if not a vegetarian, is also specific. For many Chinese Buddhists, beef and the consumption of large animals and exotic species is avoided.

Is it a sin for Brahmins to eat meat?

It is not a Sin if you eat non-vegetarian food. The caste system was originated from what Karma you do than what food you eat. So being a Brahmin myself I do eat non-veg food.

Do Hindus and Buddhists eat beef?

Scholars have known for centuries that the ancient Indians ate beef. After the fourth century B.C., when the practice of vegetarianism spread throughout India among Buddhists, Jains and Hindus, many Hindus continued to eat beef.

Do Tibetan monks eat meat?

On the one hand, the vinaya (the rules of monks) explicitly allows monks to eat meat. On the other hand, Tibetan Buddhism idealizes the practice of compassion, and expects practitioners to focus their efforts on relieving the suffering of all sentient beings—a category that explicitly includes animals.

What does Vedas say about eating meat?

Manusmriti (Chapter 5 / Verse 30) says, “It is not sinful to eat the meat of eatable animals, for Brahma has created both the eaters and the eatables.” Where the concern of eating beef really belongs is its effect on the human spirit and whether or not eating beef is considered sinful.

Did Brahmins of yore eat beef?

Manusmriti has references to Brahmins tasting meat as part of Vedic rituals. But there are no references that they consumed meat as food. Just after restrictions were imposed on slaughter of cattle across India, a relative of mine quoted the Manusmriti to argue that Brahmins of yore in India `ate’ beef. So, did Brahmins of yore in India eat beef?

Can Brahmins fight the Buddhists?

Buddhism had made so deep an impression on the minds of the masses and had taken such a hold of them that it was absolutely impossible for the Brahmins to fight the Buddhists except by accepting their ways and means and practising the Buddhist creed in its extreme form.

What should a Brahmana eat?

But much of focus in this chapter on eating habits is on being vegetarians. Clause 36 states that a Brahmana should, cannot and NEVER eat meat at other times (except as part of a ritual). The next Clause says that if a Brahmana has a strong desire to consume meat, he may make an animal of clarified butter and eat.

Did the Hindus ever eat beef?

A similar statement is contained in the Apastambha Dharma Sutra at 1, 5, 17, 29. Apastambha lays a general embargo on the eating of cow’s flesh. Such is the evidence in support of the contention that the Hindus never ate beef. What conclusion can be drawn from this evidence?