Why can't Buddhists eat beef and mutton?

If you are a beginner, don't worry, take your time, and don't force yourself deliberately. Buddhism advocates gradual progress, but you can't reach heaven in one step. It is a great blessing to be able to enter Buddhism and know the teachings of Buddha. It's a pity to lose confidence because you can't eat beef and mutton. If you have just entered Buddhism and can't overcome it immediately, you should still pay attention to fate. After slowly practicing Buddhism, you will understand that it is best not to eat it. If you feel guilty, you can meditate on the Heart Sutra to make yourself enlightened as soon as possible and stay away from the smell of beef and mutton.

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The following is an article about the meaning of conversion for your reference:

People who convert to Sambo have the following questions:

First, conversion is not vegetarianism, abstinence or becoming a monk. Converting to Sambo is just an oath to believe in Sambo for life, and I swear not to change my faith.

Second, you can respect God, ancestors and pagans by converting to the Sambo, but you should know that respect and conversion are different. Respect is courtesy, and conversion is to dedicate your mind, body and heart to the Sambo.

Third, conversion to Sambo is not a conversion again and again, but the end of life. Yoga precepts: not converting for a day is a violation of the precepts. Conversion is not only a conversion to Buddhism, but also a conversion to the Sangha, not to the individual.

The importance of transformation

Conversion means "conversion" to "dependence", and it also means relief and assistance. Conversion refers to turning to the Three Treasures and relying on the Three Treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Monks. With the blessing and care of the three treasures, the endless wheels can stop, all fears can be avoided, and all troubles and sorrows can be cared for and relieved.

People in the world can get material life by gold and silver wealth. If we can rely on Buddhist monks to "protect", we can achieve the stability of spiritual sublimation.

The book "The Way to Becoming a Buddha" says: "All living beings have been going up and down in the sea of misery from the past to the present, from now to the future, and they urgently need to rely on the navigation of Sambo to reach the other shore. However, all sentient beings are stupid and don't know how to convert. Some people know how to seek conversion, but they mistakenly believe in heresy and even are obsessed with treasure, power, family and life. In the world, but they don't know that property is shared by five families. When there is a flood or fire, they encounter thieves, evil kings, or give birth to immoral children, and their wealth will soon become empty and their lofty power will be lost. For example, as recorded in the classic of the king, the wheel king unified the four continents, and in order to ascend to heaven, he co-managed the heavenly palace with the stone emperor, and finally fell to the ground and died of grief. Dear family, once impermanence comes, we must separate; And where there is life, there is death, so life is not enough, and the country and society are always in the process of chaotic control. Therefore, all this is not a real place of conversion, so there is a saying that "conversion is everywhere and the three treasures are the most auspicious". 」

The thirty-fourth volume of "On Adamo's Great Pipasha" says: "People are forced by fear and turn to mountains, gardens and jungles, and there are many lonely trees. This transformation is not a victory, nor is it glorious. If you don't convert, you can get rid of all suffering. Those who return to Buddhism and become monks according to law, in the four noble truths, observe with wisdom, know suffering, know how to transcend all suffering, know the eight sacred ways, and enjoy nirvana. This shelter is the best, and this shelter is the most distinguished. So, you convert, and you can get rid of all the suffering. 」

This kind of conversion means deep confidence, believing that the three treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Monk are really the real conversion places and can attract all kinds of merits. Knowing that Sambo has such merits, he vowed to be a disciple of the Buddha and believed it. He begged Wade of Sambo to bless him and bring his body and mind to Sambo. He no longer believed in monty and heretics.

The tenth volume of the Mahayana Sutra says, "Refutation means refuge." . Returning to the phase, such as the son returning to the father; According to Fu's meaning, as the people depend on the monarch, as fear depends on courage. 」

Generally speaking, conversion is faith. I hope to get outside help and help from others. This is someone else's religion. Of course, it is meaningful to convert to Buddhism, but besides that, there are still some places I don't want to teach foreign teachers, because the deepest meaning and ultimate goal of conversion is to convert to myself and myself. That is, the Buddha taught his disciples the true meaning of "self-nature, law-nature, and no distinction" at the Nirvana Conference. This clearly shows that disciples should rely on self-reliance, learn by orthodox methods, and become Buddhas by themselves according to their own Buddha nature. Therefore, one's body and mind is the nirvana of Buddhism. Being able to have such an understanding is the true meaning of conversion.

Those who convert to the three treasures, if they get a panacea, can cure the heart disease of greed and ignorance; Such as lights, candles, stars and the moon, will lead us astray; Sailing in the sea of suffering can get rid of the sea of life and death; If the poor get the treasure, it will solemn our body and mind.

Volume 14 of "All Houses" says: "Can converting to the Three Treasures really relieve people's suffering? 」

Volume 10 of the Mahayana Righteousness Chapter also cites three points to convert to the Three Treasures:

1, stay away from the evil and unkindness of life and death.

2. In order to be born into nirvana.

3. For the benefit of all beings.

"You Po Sai Jing" said: "In order to break all hardships, except troubles, and enjoy the joy of great silence, I converted to the three treasures by karma. 」

"Prajna Sutra" says: "All saints are famous for inaction, and inaction means that there is no other reason for leakage. As a result, the three treasures live forever and are not deceived by the laws of the world, so they are called treasures, just as the treasures of the world are valued by all beings. Today, the three treasures belong to all the students, three transgressions and seven times to them. 」

"The Book of Good Life" said: "One person gets three times, and the results are endless, such as Four Treasures of the Study, which the people of the whole country can't ship out in seven years." Those who convert to the Three Treasures are more blessed than others. 」

"Buddha said that there is a need to test merits and demerits" said: "If Buddhas come to three thousand realms, such as bamboo, reed, sugarcane, rice and hemp, they will really realize. If there are good men and good women, two Wan Li, often with all kinds of entertainment tools, clothing, food, beds, soup, medicine, all kinds of offerings and even extinct, collect their relics and build seven towers, all with Koge's ci music as the topic. Buddha said: Ananda! It is better to be a good man and a good woman, and say this sentence with a pure heart: I am going to Buddha, Dharma and Monk. The merits obtained are hundreds of times and thousands of times more than the previous merits, which are uncountable and unspeakable. 」

"Za Agama" says: "I will convert to the sky and enjoy it for life. It is your own child who is pregnant, and it is self-sufficient; After being born, he has knowledge and opinions and will convert to the three religions. A guest with a handmaiden is pregnant with a child, so she teaches. If you buy a handmaiden, you can accept the purchase of three conversions and five precepts, but you can't accept it. Even begging for loans and raising interest rates have to go through three conversions and then join them. If there are three treasures, from the Buddha, it is said that the name curse is the birth of heaven. Buddha's words: Good! If the Tathagata has supreme knowledge, it is convenient to know and everyone is born. Therefore, it can be seen that the conversion to Sambo has the greatest merit and has to be accepted. 」

In the metaphor of French sentences, it is recorded: "Indra's five virtues left his body, and five failures coexisted, until he died." Now he is going to fall into a beast and get a donkey's tire in a family that specializes in smelting pottery. Indra immediately rushed to the Buddhist temple, kowtowed as a gift and surrendered to the Buddhist monk. Before he got up, his god knowledge had reached the belly of Tao Jia donkey. At that time, because the donkey was not tied by a rope, it destroyed the blank in the action, and the owner whipped it, causing its abdominal pain and the fetus was injured instantly. His gods immediately returned to their original bodies, and his five virtues were also prepared, and he was restored to Heaven. At that time, the Buddha said that Indra knew the importance of impermanence, the change of sin and joy, and the root of rise and fall. From then on, I was happy to believe in the three treasures and got the classics.

In addition, "Old Miscellaneous Metaphors" records: "When the Buddha is the mother, one day, one life will be exhausted. After his death, he was born in exile, exhausted his country and became a child in the womb of a sow suffering from scabies. At that time, there was nothing he could do about it. One day, someone told him that he went to the Buddha for help and immediately went to the Buddha to pay tribute. The Buddha told Heaven and Man: "If you want to get rid of Pig and Eight Rings, you must convert to the Three Treasures. On the third day, heaven and man listened to the advice of Buddha and turned to refuge at dusk. Seven days later, Tianren's life was exhausted, because he had converted and gave birth to Weiye and left the country as the eldest son. 」

From what has been said above, we can know that the merits of conversion are enormous, so all living beings should convert to the Three Treasures. With the blessing of the Three Treasures, we can purify the body and mind, stimulate good deeds, achieve everything, find back the value of life, re-recognize our precious and pure nature, and develop the Tathagata, equal Buddhism and pure sincerity of every sentient being.

The call of three treasures

First, converting to the Three Treasures can make life more colorful, practical and safe.

Second, if you want to enrich your life, you must first convert to the three treasures.

Third, life can not live without faith, take the first step of faith-convert to the three treasures!

Fourth, the turning point of life, turning mystery into enlightenment, turning evil into right and turning evil into good, is to convert to the three treasures.

The most important thing in life is to convert to Sambo.

Sixth, converting to the Three Treasures is the dependence of the soul; Converting to the Three Treasures is an eternal treasure.

Seven, converting to the three treasures is a shortcut to happiness!

Eight, converting to the three treasures is the road to truth, and it is to know yourself.

Nine, convert to the three treasures, and enter Buddhism as soon as you enter Buddhism.

Ten, conversion to the three treasures is the basis of precept and the foundation of becoming a Buddha.

11. If you don't want to suffer, you will convert to the Three Treasures, believe in the principle of causal reincarnation, and don't create bad karma.

12. Honesty should be recommended to good friends-convert to Sambo. Let's come together.

Thirteen, carefully recommend, after all, refuge-the three treasures are the most auspicious.

Fourteen, the real hometown-from the three treasures; Real dependence-from the three treasures.

XV. Direction of Truth Avenue-Convert to Three Treasures.

Sixteen, open the window of the soul-convert to the three treasures.

Seventeen, rebuild a happy life-convert to the three treasures.

Find your true colors-convert to Sambo.

Nineteen, light an eternal heart lamp-convert to the three treasures.

Twenty, establish a pure land on earth-everyone converts to the three treasures.

2 1. the beginning of the resurrection of the soul-convert to the three treasures.

22. Life Navigation-Convert to Three Treasures.

23. Let go of the burden of life-now is the time to convert to Sambo.

24. How long will you hesitate about Buddha's kind call? Hurry back to the embrace of Sambo.

Twenty-five, a night light, a sea of misery, a good Fukuda, and a wise master.

Twenty-six, the environmental protection of the soul, the clean flow of life, and the good doctor of the patient, then we must convert to the three treasures.

The sincere call of Buddha in 27.2500-convert to the Three Treasures.

28. Replace resentment with compassion, influence evil with prajnaparamita, help meanness with charity, and purify yourself and society by converting to the Three Treasures.

29. If you convert to Sambo, Sambo will be with you!

At the age of 30, a complete life must begin with the conversion to Sambo!

The merits and benefits of converting to Sambo can be said that in life, the overall benefits are not as great as those of converting to Sambo. The Buddha said that the merits and demerits have been checked: the merits and demerits of converting to the Three Treasures are not as good as those of converting to the Three Treasures if there are four things to support them, or even building seven pagodas to support the Buddhist relics. "Sambo, once in a lifetime, all disasters meet. If you convert, you will be blessed; Those who read the ceremony, sin destroys the river sand. For example, a panacea can cure all diseases. In the darkness, the three treasures are lamps and candles; In the bitter sea, the three treasures set sail; In a house with fireworks, the three treasures are rain. " This shows the merits of the three treasures.

If you don't convert to the three treasures, even if you worship Buddha and burn incense, you can only be regarded as a respected Buddhist, not a Buddhist. If you are a Buddhist, the first condition you have is to convert to the Three Treasures.

What are the advantages and benefits of converting to Sambo? There are ten points to summarize the merits in the classics:

First, I took Sakyamuni Buddha, the greatest saint in the universe, as my teacher and became an official disciple of the Buddha.

Second, as the saying goes, "convert to Buddhism and not go to hell; Convert to the law and don't fall into animal nature; Convert to a monk, not a hungry ghost. Therefore, once you convert to the Sambo, you can immediately get rid of evil ways, and everyone has a share.

Third, if you wear a crown and a fine suit, your body will be solemn immediately; And if you convert to Sambo, your morality, personality and faith will be improved.

Fourthly, the Buddha instructed dragon day, the protector of all good gods, to protect and impose on all converted Sambo disciples in the last days of Buddhism.

Fifth, we can gain the respect of the world public and take it as an example.

Sixth, eliminate disasters and take refuge, be safe and auspicious, and everything will be fine.

Seventh, we can accumulate a lot of blessings and achieve great wealth, such as building a smooth road for the future of life, such as sailing in the suffering sea of Wang Yang.

Eighth, reduce troubles, meet good people and make friends, and get convenience everywhere.

Ninth, have the qualification to be ordained. People who convert to the Three Treasures can accept the Five Commandments and participate in the Eight Officials Pavilion.

Tenth, one day, we must be moderate. Even if you don't practice, as long as you convert to the three treasures, Maitreya Bodhisattva Longhua will achieve it when they meet for the third time in the future.

The following is the revelation of the feast master. I hope you can refer to it and learn about your own practices:

Prostitutes, butchers, fishermen, hunters, wine merchants and others can all believe in Buddhism?

Of course. The kindness of Buddhism is as vast as the sea. As long as you have confidence, you can enter the Buddha and become a disciple of the Three Treasures.

Although, in the five precepts of Buddhism, lewdness, killing and drinking are forbidden. At the same time, these industries listed above are also called bad karma, bad karma or improper karma. However, people living on the island can't live except fishing; Indigenous people living in mountainous areas will starve if they don't hunt; It is impossible for poor women to engage in other occupations to seek the minimum needs of life unless they engage in prostitution, laughing and dancing. If the previous generation ran a butcher or wine industry, they just learned the skills of a butcher or wine industry to make a living. If these are the only reasons for survival, Buddhism does not require them to give up their original jobs before they come to believe in Buddhism. But once they believe in Buddhism, if they can try to change careers, Buddhism will actively encourage them. Because the purpose of Buddhism is to encourage everyone to engage in the cause of kindness and justice. What's more, those industries are a crime in themselves. People who don't obey the precepts have their fundamental sins, although they don't commit them.

Buddhism doesn't think that they are breaking the rules because they can't change careers because of the actual situation. Because the initial belief in Buddhism can only be converted to the three treasures. Although it is what Buddhism hopes, it also has many merits, but it is not importuned. If you don't keep the commandments, you don't have to keep them. No commandments can be broken, and there is no sin in breaking them. If you want to be disciplined, the opportunity to be disciplined is always waiting for them. Among the five commandments, discipline as much as you can. If you can't keep it after you quit, you can quit at any time, and you will be innocent after you quit. After quitting, you can take it again. If you give up abstinence, abstinence is a sin!

Buddhism is very generous. Although you can't abide by the minimum five precepts, as long as you have a little confidence or respect for the Sambo, you will have great merit, that is, you will plant a good root for becoming a Buddha in the future, not to mention converting to the Sambo. After converting to Sambo, you only need not believe in other religions, and you don't have to accept the Five Commandments. Therefore, Buddhism will not exclude anyone who wants to believe.