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Was Lord Rama a non-vegetarian?
There is no reference in Valmiki Ramayana where Rama says he eats meat. On the contrary, Rama repeatedly says that he is subsisting on fruits and vegetables.
Before going to Dandaka forest, Rama said ...
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Is Rearing and selling fish for meat a sin?
I don't agree with Parashara Smriti, Chapter 2; Verse 8..
There is a vast difference between violence committed consciously and unconsiously..
In the case of fisherman, he knows , he is rearing fish, ...
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Is eating onion and garlic sin?
Firstly thanks for posting your questions in the forum.
In Ayurveda, foods are categorized based on their taste (rasa), aftertaste (vipak), energy (virya), and unique qualities (prabhava).
Now, Onion ...
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Is eating onion and garlic sin?
According to Vedas and Purānas, Rajas and Tamas Gunas are destructive to human nature and bring you closer to Māyā which is not the real world. Consuming onion and garlic brings you close to Māyā and ...
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Is eating onion and garlic sin?
For twice born men (or Dvijas) onion and garlic are considered as forbidden foods.
Manu Smriti 5.5. Garlic, leeks and onions, mushrooms and (all plants),
springing from impure (substances), are unfit ...
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What do Hindus do about byproducts of beef in everyday things? Should we assume what we buy doesnt have it or should we avoid it to stay on safe side?
Kannappa Nāyanār(கண்ணப்ப நாயனார்) was one of the 63 Nāyanmārs holy Saivite saints, the staunch devotees of Lord Shiva, who offered Lord Shiva with meat. Bhagavan Shiva happily consumed the offer ...
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What do Hindus do about byproducts of beef in everyday things? Should we assume what we buy doesnt have it or should we avoid it to stay on safe side?
I would like to give you an example of Sri Ramakrishna paramahamsa talking about swami Vivekananda ( during his premonastic life)- once someone told the paramahamsa that Naren eats at hotel. Now ...
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Vivekananda said Brahmins ate beef, is this correct?
As per śatapathabrāhmaṇa khaṇḍa 7, there is a niṣedha which prevents a brāhmaṇa from slaughtering a bull/cow (goḥ) for sacrifice and requires a substitution with another animal (wild gavaya) at the ...
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