Vegetarianism in #Jainism
If the world did not purchase and consume meat, no one would slaughter and offer meat for sale.
The food choices are based on the value of Ahimsa/non-violence, which means preferring food that inflicts the least amount of violence.
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If the world did not purchase and consume meat, no one would slaughter and offer meat for sale.
The food choices are based on the value of Ahimsa/non-violence, which means preferring food that inflicts the least amount of violence.
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@truejainology
The Jain cuisine is completely lacto vegetarian and also excludes underground vegetables such as potato/garlic/onion etc, to prevent injuring small insects & microorganisms; & also to prevent the entire plant getting uprooted & killed. It is practised by ascetics & lay Jains
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Jains make considerable efforts not to injure plants in everyday life as far as possible. Jains only accept such violence in as much as it is indispensable for human survival, and there are special instructions for preventing unnecessary violence against plants.
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Strict Jains do not eat root vegetables such as potatoes, onions, roots and tubers as they are considered ananthkay. Ananthkay means one body, but containing infinite lives. Honey is forbidden, as its collection would amount to violence against the bees.
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Consumption of most root vegetables involves uprooting and killing the entire plant, whereas consumption of most terrestrial vegetables doesn't kill the plant (it lives on after plucking the vegetables or it was seasonally supposed to wither away anyway).
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Jains do support veganism, as they believe the modern commercialized production of dairy products involves violence against farm animals. In earlier times, dairy animals were well cared for and not killed.
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