Are all Hindus vegetarian?

04/05/23 • 15 min

Hindu scripture is replete with passages supporting vegetarian diet. In practice less than half of all Hindus are fully vegetarian. In this episode we explore why that is, the Hindu environmental case for vegetarianism, and a dharmic perspective on veganism.

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What are the main spiritual texts of Hinduism?

Hinduism does not one single book that all Hindu lineages turn to. Rather, Hinduism has a truly vast collection of ancient religious writings. Let’s sort it all out.

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What are the main Hindu rites of passage and sacraments?

Every culture marks moments in human life in some way. We honor and recognize those points where our experience of and place in society moves, through a doorway, passing from one room, as it were, to the next. In doing so, in making that passage, we become changed. In Hinduism these rites of passage, these sacraments, are called samskāra.

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