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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ex-muslim Ahmed" data-source="post: 11143682" data-attributes="member: 179431">Although I am a atheist I have learned Buddhism from a monk in forest and practiced it for years. This religion is the only religion that empowers men and women to take control of their ultimate destiny rejecting almighty god.  Buddha is the only religious leader who claimed that he is the Greatest of the all in Universe. Therefore I have lot of respect for Buddhism.Lets see what Lord Buddha's teaching on eating meat.1) In the Pali Canon, Buddha explicitly declared meat-eating to be karma neutral and once explicitly refused suggestion by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devadatta" target="_blank">Devadatta</a> to institute vegetarianism in the monks' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinaya" target="_blank">Vinaya</a>.  Buddha's advice on meat eating was directed specifically to monks. In  his comment, he stated that monks and nuns are not allowed to eat meat  if they have seen, heard or suspect that the meat was killed  specifically for them.2)Theravada canon does not contain Buddha making a reference for lay followers' meat eating.3)[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The                      Vinaya, then, is quite clear on this matter. Monks and nuns                      may eat meat. Even the Buddha ate meat. [/FONT]</blockquote>

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