About this episode

This episode discusses the debate around meat eating in Buddhism and whether Buddhists need to be vegetarian.

Can you eat animal meat as a Buddhist? Do you have to be vegetarian? This is a common question and debate. Learn more in this episode! Read the article: https://alanpeto.com/buddhism/animals-in-buddhism/ Contact Alan: alanpeto.com/contact Podcast Homepage: alanpeto.com/podcast Podcast Disclaimer: alanpeto.com/legal/podcast-disclaimer

People in this episode

Host: Alan Peto

Topics covered

• Meat Eating
• Buddhism
• Vegetarianism
• Ethics
• Animal Rights

Keywords

• Buddhism
• meat eating
• vegetarian
• animal rights
• ethics

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