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Re: vegetarism
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: vegetarism
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From: sharvari@eng.umd.edu (Sharvari Bhatt)
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Date: 18 Aug 1994 17:22:31 GMT
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Distribution: world
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From news@eng.umd.edu Thu Aug 18 13: 14:09 1994
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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References: <32ulnq$g13@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
christina mercier (cwm@lanl.gov) wrote:
(> I am attempting to study Ayurveda for health and longevity.
(> I find it disconcerting that the diet to balance kapha, vata,
(> and pitta includes animals.
(> Were the ancient rishis not vegetarians?
(> Thank you in advance.
(> christina
Dear Christina
Although I do not consider myself an expert on Ayurveda, let me
try to answer your questions from my limited knowledge.
1) Rishis were not vegetarians. In Hinduism there is no mention
of vegetarianism being better than non vegetarianism. In fact it was
Buddha and Mahavir who preached against killing innocent animals and as
Buddhism and Jainism spread around India, hindus followed Jains and
became vegetarians. Therefore Gujarat and Rajasthan are the main states
where vegetarianism is practiced even today because it has the greatest
number of Jains in India.
2) Most books written by people are modern adaptations of the
Ayurveda practice. If you need the real ancient text on Ayurveda, look
for a translation of Sushrut's "Ayurveda".
You can enquire with
International Book House
Modi Marg, flora fountain
Fort, Bombay 400002
Kirtidev Bhatt
