The main reasons and basis for agreeing that vegetarians can eat eggs are as follows:
1, from a nutritional point of view: vegetarian food does not eat meat, and nutrition is not enough. Eating eggs can supplement nutrition, especially animal protein;
2, from a biological point of view: eggs are vegetarian eggs-unfertilized eggs, will not hatch chickens, do not kill, so vegetarians can eat eggs;
3. From the perspective of environmental protection and health: whether eating eggs kills life has nothing to do with health and environmental protection. As long as the method of eating eggs is hygienic, don't eat too much, you can eat eggs.
From the point of view of some modern Buddhist scholars, even if eating eggs is killing, then vegetables are alive, and vegetarianism is killing. If eating vegetables can be considered vegetarian, then eating eggs and meat can also be considered vegetarian. As long as there is a Buddha in your heart, you don't have to be too obsessed with external forms. So you can eat eggs. The main reasons and grounds for not agreeing to eat eggs as vegetarians are as follows:
1. From the Buddhist point of view, the spirit of vegetarianism is to cultivate compassion, love human beings, animals, the environment and the world ..., and to kill animals for one's own tastes and preferences, all of which violate heartfelt compassion. Those who really have Buddha in their hearts will believe in Buddha from the heart and abide by its teachings. One of the most important teachings of the Buddha is to be merciful and not to kill. If you still kill in action, or let others kill for him (her) because you want to eat meat and eggs, forcibly change the lifestyle of hens and deprive chickens of the right to give birth in order to be vegetarian, this is also killing, which violates the teachings of the Buddha. The theory of explicit knowledge says: "All eggs can't be eaten, and everyone has children." . Page 882 of the 31st series of Da Zheng Zang: "Anyone who is conscious shall not eat it. Although he is unconscious, he is alive, such as various eggs. " 2. According to China's traditional theory of Yin and Yang and Five Elements, the cathode of an egg is heavy. Yin qi is a negative and negative substance which is opposite to Yang qi and can consume people's vitality and qi. Many people who have practiced qigong and yoga and opened their eyes (special functions) can see that the "qi" of the egg eater darkens and dulls. Therefore, practitioners throughout the ages were forbidden to eat eggs. Because from a practical point of view: the results of practice will be consumed by Yin Qi. 3. From the point of view of killing: people must eat to survive, and eating plants is of course killing. But the life consciousness of plants is far less than that of animals and humans. Just as there is a difference between killing people and killing animals, there is a difference between eating plants and eating animals and eggs. Humans should minimize karmic killing. This is why Buddhism (including some other religions) advocates vegetarianism. 4. From the perspective of environmental protection: A number of recent data have confirmed that animal husbandry is the chief culprit of global warming, and its carbon emissions account for 18%, which exceeds the global carbon emissions of automobiles 13%. Therefore, people who are vegetarian for environmental protection want to reduce the damage of animal husbandry to the environment, and of course they don't eat eggs. 5. From the perspective of longevity: Japanese scientists have conducted a study for as long as 14 years and found that compared with their peers, women who eat/kloc-0 or more eggs every day have a higher mortality rate of 22% than women who only eat one or two eggs every week. Don't eat eggs for longevity. Their research results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 6. From a health point of view: being vegetarian and not eating eggs can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. (Because modern chicken industry will give hens a lot of antibiotics and inject estrogen in order to improve the egg production rate, and estrogen is a carcinogenic factor. ) people's diets at all stages of growth should be combined with low-fat diets. Eating soy protein regularly, not eating animal protein with high cholesterol and foods with high antibiotic and hormone content will help to lower cholesterol, thus reducing the risk of heart disease and cancer. 7. According to the famous yogi, Chengtian Temple, the Dojo of the old monk Guangqin, clearly stipulates that it is strictly forbidden to bring meat, cigarettes, wine, eggs and other items in. Master Gong Li of Lianyin Temple repeatedly stated in the tape: "Eggs can't be eaten (see the tape released by Master Gong Li of Lianyin College)". In Modern Xuanhua, the master even said (recorded transcript): "It doesn't matter if you eat an egg! It doesn't matter, when you go as a chicken, you will know that it comes directly from eating eggs. " "Eggs can't be eaten! Jaken people say: Eggs without male eggs are edible. Don't listen to them. Eggs are poisonous, so chickens often eat poisonous insects. " -Printing Master's Banknotes, Volume II, Part III, page 539. (Tang Mi Tao Rong Jushi Shu). Now we have a general understanding of whether vegetarians can eat eggs. It's up to you to eat or not.