I. INSTRUCTIONS: EAT VEGETARIAN. People call vegetarian, eat soy sauce, eat fried rice to indicate to followers of Northern Buddhism, not to eat meat and fish. It is vegetarian for religious reasons, even today Americans are vegetarian for health reasons. II. WHY BUDDHISH MUST BE VEGAN: Sometimes people call Buddhism the Way of Compassion, people practice Buddhism to free themselves from the cycle of birth and death, suffering, bring joy to reduce suffering for everyone, love love all kinds of animals, live together in peace and joy. Therefore, the Buddha taught Buddhists to be vegetarian to avoid bad retribution, to grow loving-kindness, so that people and animals also live together in peace and happiness. III. HOW IS VEGETABLE? There are many different ways of vegetarianism, but in general only eat grains, vegetables, fruits, do not eat meat of poultry, fish, generally do not eat animals. Academicians of the USSR Academy of Sciences wrote the book Future Food, a book about research on making meat and fish foods from plants, it is also a vegetarian food later. The five things are onions, shallots, garlic, compresses, and mania called the five Tan, vegetarians also do not eat them because they have aphrodisiacs. According to the European and American way of vegetarianism, people can drink fresh milk or canned milk, can eat Butter or Cheese because they are made from milk, can eat industrial chicken seeds (chicken without cock, ie without living). According to Theravada Buddhism, monks eat meat and fish according to the Five Pure Bodies: 1) Meat cannot be killed. 2) Meat eaten without hearing the animal cry when it was killed. 3) Eating meat that I don't suspect people killing for me to eat. 4) The meat of the dead animal. 5 ) Leftover meat from other animals. Vegetarians are divided into two categories: long-term vegetarianism and intermittent fasting. - Vegetarianism: Is a vegetarian every day. - Fasting period: There are many ways: * Two boys: Each month eat 2 days, the first day of the month and the full moon day. In the past, there was no calendar, so two days of eating were set on a full moon day (Vong day: the full moon day) and a moonless day (Soc day: the first day). * Four boys: Each month eat 4 days is the first, 14th, full moon, 30 (the 29th month). * Luc mussels: Each month eats 6 days on the 1st, 8th, 14th, full moon, 23rd, 30th (29th month). * Ten boys: Each month eats 10 days on the 1st, 8th, 14th, full moon, 18th, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th (short month 27, 28, 29). * First lunar month: Fasting for the entire month of January or July. * Menstrual cycle: Fasting all January, July and October. IV. MYTH about Vegetarianism: * Myth #1: Being a vegetarian is difficult, many Buddhists want to be a vegetarian, every 2 or 4 days, but on the day of fasting, it is too difficult to eat, at night it is difficult to sleep when hungry. looking forward to passing 12 o'clock at night to eat salty food, because hungry stomach craves for food. There are many reasons, one is that being a vegetarian is easy to digest, so you get hungry quickly, the other is that people think that they only need to eat for 1 or 2 days, so they should cook food lightly (usually they don't know how to cook vegetarian food), so people don't eat well. mouth, both of which make fasting difficult. It is recommended that people who know how to cook vegetarian dishes do not hide their profession, please guide and disseminate how to cook delicious dishes, so that people can eat them, you are also blessed, housewives should learn how to cook some delicious vegetarian dishes , every day vegetarian should cook a few different dishes, vegetarians will be easier to eat. Today, many Americans are vegetarians, markets in the US such as Wal-Mart, Kroger, Value Market all sell vegetarian food made from soybeans, corn, vegetarian soup (Vegeterian), vegetarian hamburger, vegetarian pizza.. ., in addition to vegetables, American market also sells sprouts, fresh tofu, fried tofu, In markets or Vietnamese food trucks, there are boxes of vegetarian stock, vegetarian braised noodles, vegetarian instant noodles, vegetarian pho... very easy for vegetarians. * The second myth: Vegetarianism loses health due to lack of nutrients, this misconception comes from vegetarians, many monks as well as lay people think that cultivation is abstinence, simple eating and drinking. For the same purpose, for example, just eat rice with salt and lemongrass, eat rice with sesame salt, eat rice with salt and pepper, eat rice with salt and beans (peanuts), eat rice with soy sauce, eat rice with chao, all foods lacking nutrients, sometimes with amaranth soup, water spinach, sauerkraut, boiled cabbage. Vegetarianism is very frugal like that, for a long time of course lack of nutrients, causing diseases, from which others think that vegetarianism loses health. Vegetarians should have the concept of vegetarianism to avoid killing karma, Therefore, we must eat enough nutritious food, if the body is healthy, we will use it as a means of cultivation, we cannot help this body to eat, dress happily, and sleep well, but we cannot help but nourish it. If we work hard to cook with nutritious foods such as fresh or fried tofu, tofu, bean sprouts, beans, water spinach, fresh, dried or frozen mushrooms, vegetables. * The third myth: Being a vegetarian is difficult, in fact, it is not difficult, never think that making a temporary meal, eating it in such a way makes it difficult for vegetarians to eat, if there are two or three people in the family. It's easier for a vegetarian family, it's difficult not because of the food but because of the cooking. V. WHATS TO AVOID: Vegetarians should avoid the following: 1. Should not be arrogant: Because of avoiding bad karma, out of compassion for sentient beings, fasting, that is also a good predestined, should not think that we or we are good, we are more diligent than everyone else, looking down on non-vegetarians will cause aversion to others and damage our virtue. 2. Do not force the corpse: Do not eat too strictly, must eat enough nutrients, especially should eat vegetables, beans, bean sprouts, tofu and stretch noodles. When you go on a plane, when you buy a ticket, tell them that you are a vegetarian, and they will take care of your vegetarian food. 3. Do not fake salty: Avoid making dishes like shaping birds, chickens, ducks or beef, pork ... doing so is like reminding people of salty dishes. 4. Don't make it difficult for others: Go to parties or go to other people's houses, if people don't know in advance to prepare vegetarian dishes, they should just eat temporarily with edible foods such as vegetables and melons. climbing, soy sauce. Do not make the host feel uncomfortable because you cannot treat yourself as you want. BECAUSE. BENEFITS OF VEGAN: Vegetarians are originally monastics, but thanks to a vegetarian diet, their character will be gentle towards everyone, all species, loved and respected by everyone. If there are many vegetarians, of course, there will be many people who eat well and be gentle, society will be good, the world will be peaceful and happy. VII. CONCLUSION: A lay person who wants to cultivate to the end, in addition to the method of practicing for the mind to be pure so that wisdom can arise, needs to be vegetarian to practice his compassion, vegetarianism also helps him to change his body. body, of course, it will change the character, helping the path to study more and more diligently. To borrow the conclusion of the authors of Future Food: "The third advantage ... in sense is not the last advantage, it is moral. Eating meat.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIENAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.7/1/2022.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.