Vegetarianism in Buddhism (p)(f) The first lay precept in Buddhism is usually translated as “I undertake the precept to refrain from taking life.” Many see this as implying that Buddhists should not eat the meat of animals. However, this is not necessarily the case. There is a divergence of views within Buddhism on the need for vegetarianism, with the majority of schools of Buddhism rejecting such a claimed need. … A minority of Mahayana Buddhists, however, strongly oppose meat-eating.Wikipedia in Public bookmarkswith buddhismvegetarianism