Comments on: The truth still matters

By: Shiva Ji

Shiva Ji — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:22:24 +0000

I support that 5 line comment .
Its all about domination ,You think your way is right and It should be practiced.and then there is Superiority complex.Like its me who is saying ,Thats why it is right.This whole gauraksha thing is the same.Anyway veg brahmins do try to belittle Maithali,Bengali, coastal ,nepali brahmins By saying We’re pure and all.But If you ask them.They will ignore ,shoo you off , say we have tradition of meat eating Or give reasons like We are allowed ,Allowed by guru by local beliefs or simply allowed.
If a SC ask them about meat meating they will not even listen(Ab chamar hme btaega).
Means the one who did not sacrifice earlier was bad because we used to do such things, now those who do such things are bad because we don’t do it now.

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https://thewire.in/politics/meat-ban-push-by-bjp-leaders-abvp-gives-pass-to-union-ministers-feast

By: Hashmook

Hashmook — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:06:23 +0000

Razib, what do you consider Buddhism in relation to Hinduism if not a daughter religion? A cousin of sorts?

By: Ritesh

Ritesh — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:09:25 +0000

In reply to Saurav. There is karma principle that also there in indic religions, maybe thats why

By: Brown

Brown — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:30:17 +0000

ref razib-This probably aligns with the idea that much of late Indian Buddhism was actually incorporated into Advaita…
is this universally accepted?

By: Saurav

Saurav — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:12:31 +0000

In reply to Sonia S. Sikh majority Punjab is the most vegetarian state in India.

By: Ugra

Ugra — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:14 +0000

2200 years ago, Ashoka in his newly converted zeal, banned animal sacrifice and consumption throughout his empire to enforce the Sangha’s doctrinal tenets.

The yajamanas laid down those ritualistic aspects and retreated to pursue more abstract forms of sacrifices. Maybe it’s time now to reinstate the Srauta and the Pasubandha.

By: girmit

girmit — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:47:53 +0000

They might just be talking about the last 150 years, which to some is as good as all of history. The NW to E/SE cline of vegetarianism correlates to the lactase persistence in the general population, and not necessarily the greater/lesser influence of brahmins, however. That said, I’m guessing the tweet was by a south indian, and while the strident tone grates and foreshadows that I’d probably find much to disagree with elsewhere, its not all that wrong. Every community doesn’t trace its vegetarianism to the same root, some adopted the practice fairly recently and its interesting to understand why the weavers of X region felt the need to do this in the late 19th century or whatever. Also, the tweet is relevant to a western audience that only understands vegetarianism through the prism of ahimsa.

By: Ritesh

Ritesh — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:50:36 +0000

i know many brahmin families who raise their children on never to kill anyone either for eat or otherwise.

By: Sonia S

Sonia S — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:50:53 +0000

If the roots of vegetarianism were truly “casteist” then it is surprising that being vegetarian doesn’t track more consistently among upper vs lower castes. For example, Bengali, Kashmiri, Konkani brahmins etc aren’t vegetarian; however, vegetarianism is observed almost universally among Vaishnavite sects in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka etc. Among these groups, vegetarianism is predominant regardless of caste. In Shaivite and Smarta groups there is some tendency to vegetarianism in some regions, particularly in upper castes, but it’s not nearly as universal as in Vaishnavite traditions. On the other hand, in Shakti / Devi worship traditions, as we see in Bengal, there seems to be less adherence to vegetarianism. Many years ago, I worked among a Tulu-speaking farming community in Karnataka who were strongly vegetarian- it would be difficult to place those people’s eating habits into a casteist framework.

By: thewarlock

thewarlock — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:16:37 +0000

In reply to Aditya. It is a Jain thing.