Originally posted by blooming tianshi lotus
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Originally posted by blooming tianshi lotus
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he has lived in a few different monasteries in china. originally ordained in baimasi, then accepted under abbot yongxin in shaolinsi, and now follows the abbot of fengxuesi.
as with any chinese monk or nun, full ordination entails a two-fold precept taking. firstly the pratimoksha precepts, and secondly the bodhisattva precepts.
therefore, any fully ordained monk or nun in the chinese buddhist tradition MUST be vegetarian.
since yanlong's chinese ordination he has been such.
there are rules about saying bad things about monks yo know and about lying.
you cannot haaave buddhist cred and do shit like that. other wise, we have to show were youre innocent because you are an ignorant shithead.
mahayana is big on vegetarianism. its a fact. chinese monks and nuns take the bodhisattva precepts in order to become fully ordained, which means they take a precept of vegetarianism and do not eat meat. its a fact.
how long are you going to run around convincing yourself that vegetarianism isnt as important as it is in mahayana?
if you are not vegetarian, thats your choice. but it is a central aspect to mahayana as the bodhisattva path cannot be followed without being vegetarian.
its in the bodhisattva precepts.
to quote brother yanlong "may you take the hint and be kind to animals".
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