Questions about non-Tamil Jain, Buddhist and Ajivika beliefs

[Lynken Ghose]

Indology List:

In regards to the postings on vegetarianism and Buddhism/Jainism, from what
I remember of the Lankavatara Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism, it advocates
against meat eating as a whole.

Lynken Ghose
Iowa State University

>From: Royce Wiles <Royce.Wiles at ANU.EDU.AU>
>Reply-To: Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
>To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: Questions about non-Tamil Jain, Buddhist and Ajivika beliefs
>Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:46:27 +1100
>
> >In a message dated 12/5/2000 7:59:38 PM Central Standard Time,
> >malaiya at CS.COLOSTATE.EDU writes:
> >
> >> The main difference between Jainism and Buddhism was that Buddhism,
>while
> >>  it did opposed killing of animals, did not oppose eating of meat.
> >
> >I am interested in what the Jain and Buddhist scriptures say regarding
>the
> >rebirth of butchers, hunters, courtesans, and priests who sacrifice
>animals.
> >Thanks in advance.
>
>The position in Jainism may not be that straightforward, there is a
>possibility (suggested by one or two citations in old texts) that meat was
>an acceptable food in early stages of Jainism. A useful place to start
>looking into this would be
>
>Paul DUNDAS. 1998. The meat at the wedding feasts : Krsna, vegetarianism
>and a Jain dispute. Toronto : University of Toronto, Centre for South Asian
>Studies, 1998. 28 p. ; 23 cm. (The 1997 Roop Lal Jain Lecture).

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