During the period of Liang Wudi, monks were forbidden to eat meat (fish), and five kinds of meat were forbidden in the Shurangama Sutra. "fishy" and "fishy" are both called "fishy". Later, it was said that meat was gradually called "meat" to this day.
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At that time, the meat in Buddhism did not refer to chickens, ducks, fish, etc., but to garlic, garlic and other irritating vegetables. According to the Shurangama Sutra, five kinds of Buddhist poultry meat are garlic, small garlic, apricot koji, planted onion and wild onion. Five kinds of meat make people angry; Cooked food is obscene and makes people want to eat more. In Southern Buddhism, you can still eat some meat.
Download Brahma Sutra "If Buddha is a Child". Don't eat five spices. Garlic, green onion, green onion, green onion, canal. It's five kinds of food. You can't eat it. If you always eat food. The crime of committing petty crimes. "
When Buddhism was introduced into China, some precepts were revised through the process of localization. For example, eating sentient beings is regarded as killing, so most sects except tantric are not allowed to eat chickens, ducks, fish and other sentient beings. Northern Buddhism, that is, people who practice Mahayana Buddhism, are forbidden to eat those meat foods.
Of course, under special circumstances, monks can eat meat. For example, in the case of opening a ring with joy. But the conditions must be completely mature, instead of using this excuse to kill people at random.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" notes: "Kindly onions, winter onions are also; Wild onion, mountain onion also; Interest, western food, the cloud is China. " Star songs are also called onions.