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Re: Why can't Hindus eat beef?
In article <4fecs7$7k1@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, <kvenkata@cse.unsw.edu.au> writes:
> >
> > I'm Hindu (not a good Hindu, though).
> > I was asked by my friend if Veda explisitly mentions that Hindu may not
> > eat beef. I couldn't answer that question, because I really don't know.
> > Does somebody know the answer? If so, could you write the explanation
> > for me?
> >
>
> As far I know, the Rig Veda, in one of it's many stanzas clearly
> prohibits the killing of cows stating that killing a cow is equivalent
> to killing a Brahmin.
That knowledge is not good enough sir, as a little knowledge is
a dangerous thing.
I can, if you want give you a photocopy from a veda, that clearly
says
Beef must be eaten at weddings
Kant
