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‘FOOD OF SINFUL DEMONS’ AND THE FAULTS OF EATING ANIMALS: Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet: Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Barstow (Dakini Conversations: Ep.4)

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"Meat is a food for sinful demons."  ---Nyammey Sherab Gyeltsen (1356-1415) Tibetan Bon master   "I was struck, however, by Patrul [Rinpoche]’s mocking description of monks, beards tinged red from the bloody meat they were eating, covering their heads in shame.  I had lived with Tibetans long enough to know that most ate meat with… Continue reading ‘FOOD OF SINFUL DEMONS’ AND THE FAULTS OF EATING ANIMALS: Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet: Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Barstow (Dakini Conversations: Ep.4)

NEW PAGE: ‘BUDDHIST VEGETARIANISM’

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Contrary to popular belief, and despite the difficulties of giving up meat in countries like Tibet (due to lack of plant food available), there are many examples of Tibetan Buddhist masters who advocated strict vegetarianism. One recent article, 'The Hidden Vegetarians of Tibet' by Geoffrey Barstow (author of 'Food of Sinful Demons: Meat, Vegetarianism, and… Continue reading NEW PAGE: ‘BUDDHIST VEGETARIANISM’