From what I can find on it so far, it varies, with some being vegetarian, some being vegan, and some not considering it necessary. In any case, the form of veganism I was trying to talk about is the distinctly modern western form of it, one that doesn't seem to have any noticeable relationship with buddhism.

I will concede I was overly hasty in how I went about talking about veganism with regards to history as a whole.

Incidentally, this does lend weight to Nocturne's point in another comment, where they make a comparison between veganism and religion.

[–] Cletus@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Practicing Buddhist monks dont cook for themselves largely. They are reliant/outsource that to the community. They will not reject meat if given because that would be wasteful, but morally or ideologically they are against it.

From what I understand at least, not that I have any authority on the matter lol.

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting, thanks for the further context on it.

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You were correct, it depends on the sect.

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for the corroboration on that. 🫡

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

🫡