How Did the Buddha Spend His Last Day? | Mind Podcast

According to Theravada Buddhism, whether to be vegetarian or not is entirely up to the individual. They believe that Buddhism emphasizes the purity and cleanliness of the mind over the purity and cleanliness of food. This issue is often hotly debated, mainly by those who follow Mahayana Buddhism, which advocates vegetarianism, and by those who comment on Buddhism based on the Buddhist precept of non-killing. We need to understand that Theravada Buddhism, also known as the Southern School, still practices food alms today in the same way it was practiced during the time of Buddha Shakyamuni.
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[@phengkimving]

Excellent presentation. Thank you. As for Buddhist chants, I've listened to many Chinese and Vietnamese Buddhist songs and chants on CZcams, they're incredibly peaceful mind-tranquilizing and beautiful, even though I don't understand the language of the song or chant.

[@AmbassadorAusar]

Excellent video!!! One of my favorites but truthfully ALL of your content is so wonderfully thought out in terms of subject and your research in all the various viewpoints and interpretations from Buddhist standpoints really hit home. The Japanese have adopted a very flexible style and interpretation of the Buddha's teachings and more fits the modern era we live in. I would like you to do further videos on the dietary arguments within the various Buddhist schools of thought. The Lankavatara Sutra gives the most powerful arguments against meat eating I have ever heard in all my decades of Buddhist study. Very compelling arguments both ways but I have to be honest and say that so called three requirements for meat eating sounds like a cop out and lazy ethical principles at best which is not the Buddha I know. The Brahmajala Sutta is so specific about conduct even down to the games the Buddha doesn't play. So to leave out dietary rules on meat eating in a very real way would seem to contradict the thoroughness of the Buddha's approach to such important subjects as to eat meat or not and why or why not either way? Sorry for the long post which I rarely do but this one deserves that. Thank you for your dedication to Buddhist teachings and culture. You are making a huge difference and impact and I support you.🙌🏾👍🏾