Meaning of Veg.

           According to the popular conception of the Vietnam Buddhist restaurant, vegetarian food is the substance used sparingly, not to eat these fish and the heat of the new grains (onions, chives, garlic, compress, manic stuff). If using meat and whole new personality, people called vegetarians. But in fact, the word "Lent" is euphemism vowels "Boys" and Trai mean China or time actually. The fact that China or mid-day meal at noon, midday eating called non-real time. And the use of frugal, so-called "real factor" , meaning "to eat" , new more accurate. However, the word Trai Pham translated from home in three and sa tha (Upavasatha), it means "pure" . And by eating the way nature also makes gentle human body and mind pure, so the new teacher transfer times Mahayana meaning associations see the same with real Trai . Well-known "Vegetarian" but not entirely accurate with its primitive, but also a significant part, so please use the pen name of the user with the frugal nature with popular conceptions of Buddhists Vietnam.

          Most Buddhists do not understand the meaning vegetarian plausible, if asked by the grace answered roughly:  "I'm vegetarian inclinations to set times for the more calm Virtue" . Then there are rumors illusory said: "Fasting will crash from the atomic bomb, or Lucifer imminent, or coming apocalypse, a vegetarian who will not die out, Longhua not attend" . The legend above have no basis, making many people tried to squeeze a strained vegetarian, ending over a period of time and then stop and give up. According to Buddhism, vegetarians have the following meanings:

          1 - Since being mercy : Forums is kind of charming, well known species of distressing pain and desire to live afraid of death, but distinct motives. Yourself when tripped or off hand a little, feel pain, let alone the stabbing scene, dams killed, burnt baked, butchered, leather ball! So why do it again cheerful equanimity, eating on the infinite suffering of sentient beings? Himself was killed when about to weep fear, or relatives killed also laments, resentment, grief! So why do we leave it to other beings fear painful moment was about to be killed, the separation was dear? Buddha who is merciful, so people can follow the Buddha of compassion that fasting, to avoid direct or indirect full tragic killing him. In the Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha told Bodhisattva Hue University: "People who eat meat all the seeds of great segment. I see beings in the six realms of samsara, the eternal parenting husband's brother's wife and other children. other beings eat meat, eat meat throughout the continent of his relatives. Yet dreamy beings do not know, usually being murdered heart, make big business more suffering, which should always be in the flow path of birth and death , not escapism. Who does not eat meat, there will be convergence of merit. If everyone does not eat meat, then no one being killed. Due asking meat eaters looking to buy, you have these guys murder for financial gain as being for sale. therefore predators who kill living beings and to sell the meat, both are guilty ".

            2 - Because of the karma of avoiding evil:   - By taking tidbit, the new man killed karma. But because of ignorance, not clearly comprehend the causal reasons, should now look where perpetrators know that behavior again made ​​yourself. According to the results of human experience, the industry generated close, as all heavy sink on that plate, it must be much lighter sick or premature death, and suffering of war. Nirvana Sutra says: "Guilty of killing three levels: upper, middle and lower. Industry mint police, is killed from ants to all porcelain. Creator to fall into this sin on that plate, subjected to suffering on the lower level. Why is that? Because although smaller species are ants, mosquitoes also have some good base, if it shall be subject to charges of murder reported. middle Industrial Monitoring is killed from the mundane to the level of a human Na Ham. Creator to fall into this sin to hell, hungry spirits, porcelain, subject to the size of the middle. Industries is close to the upper level from parents to kill Arahats, Pratyekabuddhas. Creator sinful , to sink into the Avici Hell, subject to the size of the upper classes. "

          3 - Because they want to end greed infection where the ceiling : - In ten of the legal world, if the summary says, there are only two paths: human and holy. Ordinary mind was defiled defilement, clean text into quiet luxury in mind. So for every Buddhist should want to pass up the holy flesh, escape the suffering of samsara, appointed to the net. That'd be pure mind, should not prevent infection six ceiling for six apartments. Those who eat vegetarian that feels hard, because it was so like good food, that is also infected with the bare root damage. So, want to easily meditate, Buddhists should set time period from vegetarian to vegan.

          And they asked: - Why the Theravada Buddhism still eat salt? And if not pure, why did you leave them right result? Please meet: - Buddha radical because depending on the situation, while saying the teaching ministry Second, temporary means net contingent opening for eating flesh (not that kill, do not listen to kill, not murder, self dead animal meat, meat Other animals eat leftovers). But until the last lecture Mahayana teachings, he banned the use of maps to thoroughly flesh, probably lost compassion for equality, and causing borrowers to pay reincarnation. As in the Shurangama, the Buddha also advised not to use leather furniture, by remaining life expectancy of a body that is part of being in debt also it is often eaten alone? In the Angulimala, Bodhisattva Manjushri he said: "O Bhagavan! Does the Tathagata's so visceral, so Buddhas do not eat meat?" Buddha said: "Behold Manjushri! Every living being from Vo Thi So far each of the rebirth of life and death as relatives of the continent, as well as changing impermanent singing games. their body and body is the same species of flesh, so Buddhas do not eat meat. Again, being presented ie falling world, meat is meat species his word Tathagata should not eat meat. Behold Manjushri! themselves as cows die, the owner used it as leather shoes who keep the offer alms. keeping silver Life is not legal world news Bhikkhu, if life over the world but not break, but the lack of compassion. therefore, not part of the life of sentient body, which is in turn separated so predestined killing " . The Chinese Tang Dynasty, Dao Tuyen elite lawyers kept strictly so often embody gods favor. Just follow the Attorney Declaration Signed Sensors, Kings of the Propaganda minister said that: "tax Tathagata was in life, one day he told the reporter natural light big, long, demons, gods: - After Dharma cessation, there are many Catholic monk who accepted according to our analysis of the Theravada, meaning no monks and nuns, told us that he began to eat meat. therefore, in the Sangha reveal scenes of killing and oven meat. Again the monk who wear silk close down the pub miles away, not take three organs, such prohibited keep world, makes us decadent religion, pitiful mercy! should know from countless lifetimes to Today, we cultivate the Bodhisattva has renounced the head, eyes, bone marrow, brain, because compassion spared my life to give to living beings, perhaps his disciples how to protect beings eat meat? nirvana Then, bhikkhus replace the sun do teacher training leads to enlightened beings that result; perhaps any natural grade teacher whose kindness to living beings eat it? direction when we start, but the law has opened up for year net eat flesh, but that's not really the meat of the four species, which is the real meat of meditation due to my incredible transformation out. During Nirvana, Old Lang, who do not eat meat morality . If bhikkhu monks and nuns told that the teacher, the Buddha ate meat, the wearing of silk, which is the word ghost theory, is vilified me! "   Word Buddha taught that, if that does not eat meat before infection can also attained the holy position as the Theravada were from them. But if compared two aspects of fasting and salt, then eat vegetarian easier than center stage infection, as the meaning of equality compassionate, vegetarian side completely reasonable. The teacher should know that excess II just temporary means, new Mahayana teachings are true cure. So practitioners should aim to follow and perhaps reconsider their capabilities, not too high for dung claim to rank order, to quickly say "shame Tuu regular schools too. Bodh Him" (meat eating quality wine on the outside as well, not afraid to spend to release both) but wrong.

         4 - As for the body and mind gently, easy path to practice on : - Fasting if properly with the toilet, and calm mind makes itself convenient gently on the practice. Compared to saline, when used, I feel tired in the heavy, indigestible food matter more. The scientist east-west property name recognition probably has it. As he Seneque, a philosopher, said: "Every meal, it is self-poisoned meat, a man tried to commit suicide or covertly without. Given that humans are more sick and die early." These renowned medical doctor like him: Soteyko, Varia Kiplami also said: "In these toxic meat is very dangerous for human health" . And Mrs. White, the female scientist, after an experiment has stated: "The first seeds, fruits, beans and vegetables are the foods that nature has intended us to feed. was just cooking the food Simply bake, then eat hygienic and very informative. It makes people physically robust, mentally lucid and avoid so many diseases! " flesh and blood agents that are unclean ago, more when more animals being killed Wrath heart, poison gas into storage cells, or to see sick animals, such as TB, the disease fluke ... if people on how to eat from being sick?

          There is the question:   - If full birth vegetarians also factors why I often see people who are vegetarians seem much green and lean?  Xin replied:   - This is due to many different reasons, not bugs in the food vegetarian, such as psychological problems, or do not know how to properly run. Psychological, as there are vegetarians with how strained nature, forever crave salty things, mistakenly thinking that vegetarians lack of health often falls anxious apprehension. Or practitioner, but not kill the dream of sexual thoughts, or thinking too much work. The mood does not affect healthy, as we often see evidence of someone experiencing a worrying night, light reflected off their faces haggard looks listless. About not knowing how to use a vegetarian, because as people vow to miss, so vegetarians can get a mandatory, only relatively perturbed, few slices of cucumber, chilli or salt for the last meal. Moreover, many people have the notion that religious asceticism, should not some attention to diet, or warehouses beets, peel cucumber, fried jackfruit fiber, or salty foods like toys abound, but true not how many nutrients. In addition, the practice of the disaster of the Vietnam Buddhist chanting ritual, often through the night for days. The activities of the poor Vietnam Buddhist monks and nuns lack of learning facilities, to use too much force, so the school into account when thinking mostly skinny sick. It was great to comb the reasons why practitioners often poor health, was not error where not eat meat. If the fasting that way, with joyful hearts to know the law, and not overly religious way inadequacies, they have less disease, more benefits for the body and mind.

          In summary, the significance of fasting is compassion, because avoiding evil, because the end of life infection, as easy useful path. If the basic set of four points this place that used vegetarian, then the practice will increase the strength and wisdom blessed. As opposed to that base, all the way nature made ​​only time, hard durable, the outcome is not necessarily real benefit on religious lines.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=TAM THANH.WHITE LOTUS FLOWER.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST PRAYED MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/2/2014.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).