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The origin of "Buddhist food" as a distinct sub-style of cuisine is tied to monasteries, where one member of the community would have the duty of being the head cook and supplying meals that paid respect to the strictures of Buddhist precepts. Temples that were open to visitors from the general public might also serve meals to them and a few ...
This refusal to proscribe non-vegetarian food is within the context of Buddhist monastics receiving alms food. The Buddha in the Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.38 Sukhamala Sutta, before his enlightenment, describes his family being wealthy enough to provide non-vegetarian meals even to his servants. After becoming enlightened, he respectfully accepted ...
The precepts for behavior can be found throughout the book which include" a herbivorous diet (vegan, vegetable food only), peaceful living (no warring or violence; pacifism), living a life of virtue, service to others, angelic assistance, spiritual communion, and communal living when it is feasible to do so. Freedom and responsibility are two ...
Pages in category "Food and drink in Buddhism" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
It may originate from presenting a balanced meal, where balance is a key Buddhist concept, [3] from the story of Buddha carrying his food bowl to fill it with whatever bits of food villagers would offer him, [6] to the explanation of the overstuffed bowl resembling the belly of Budai, a 10th-century Chinese monk often confused with Buddha. [7]
Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zhāi (simplified Chinese: 罗汉斋; traditional Chinese: 羅漢齋), lo han jai, or lo hon jai, is a vegetarian dish well known in Chinese and Buddhist cuisine. It is sometimes also called Luóhàn cài (simplified Chinese: 罗汉菜; traditional Chinese: 羅漢菜).
A common part of East Asian Buddhist vegetarianism is also avoiding the five pungent foods. One of the most important forms of fasting historically was the Chinese Buddhist practice termed zhaijie or baguan zhai (eight-fold fast), which became an important practice for serious lay Buddhists during the Han dynasty. [15]
A sattvic diet is a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda [1] where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities known as sattva. [2] In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic , while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic .