Posted by antony (202.147.2.240) on September 30, 2000 at 11:43:28:
In Reply to: Re: vegetarianism posted by SkySitter on September 22, 2000 at 02:20:30:
Firstly here is a link to a short description of Buddha's words on meat eating by Ajahn Brahmavamso. It's quick and easy and gives references.
http://www.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/ebsut034.htm
Here is an excerpt from "the food rules" for monks where meat is mentioned by Buddha as a "finer staple food" able to be eaten by a sick monk but not by someone not sick.
The Patimokkha The Bhikkhus' Code of Discipline
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
Pacittiya
Part Four: The Food Chapter
39. There are these finer staple foods, i.e., ghee, fresh butter, oil, honey, sugar/molasses, fish, meat, milk, and curds. Should any bhikkhu who is not ill, having asked for finer staple foods such as these for his own sake, then eat them, it is to be confessed.
it can be found online at:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/vinaya/bhikkhu-pati.html#11
use your browser to search the page for the word meat.