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Explain Some Hindus Believe That All Living Things Are Lacto-Vegetarian

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Hindus believe that all living things are equal therefore they are lacto-vegetarian and fruitarian. They do not eat meat at all as they don’t agree with it, Humans and animals are all equal and none of them are food. Hindus believe in something called a dharma which is basically your role in this present life. Dairy is permitted because it is the cow’s dharma to produce milk. Hindus do not eat fruit or any plant or tree or vine because that would be considered harming the living plant. They wait until the fruit has fallen off the tree before they eat.
Buddhists refrain from any wrong thoughts or actions like killing, because it causes suffering and bad karma. This means that they also do not eat any meat or fruit from trees. They must refrain …show more content…

It may come as no surprise that Jews follow a Kosher diet. There is a set of laws called Kashrut laws that define a Kosher diet. These laws describe how the animal should be hung and how the meat should be cut so that the least amount of blood is released from the animal. Blood is meant to be the soul of the animal so Jews do not eat rare meat. It must be cooked all the way through. Foods that are fit to eat are fish with fins and scales and animals with hooves that eat mostly grass for example cows, sheep. Kocher salt is different than common table salt in that the granules are larger to soak up the most blood in cooking. Foods that are unfit for Jews are crustaceans, scavenger birds, birds of prey, mammals and pigs, because pigs have hooves, they eat pretty much anything so they are dirty. Jews refrain from mixing dairy with meat at any time. Some Orthodox Jews will have separate dishwashers and refrigerators for dairy and meat. During the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, no work is allowed. This means that they cannot turn on the lights or cook with electricity, so you may find that some Jewish foods are typically cooked earlier and served

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