Articles of category "History of vegetarianism"

The history of Eastern vegetarianism can be traced to Indian and Chinese cultures. From the beginning the circle of vegetarian reasons was limited mostly by religious ones. It was Buddhism and Hinduism philosophies that partly prohibited meat eating and prepared human mentality in the way that most representatives deliberately choose the way of vegetarian culture.

Vegetarianism is not presented by complex of plant diets. Having roots in eastern philosophical streams this event provides healthy nutrition not only for human's body but also for human's mind. The Buddhism principle "do not harm alive creature" became the basis of vegetarian culture. Today millions of people gained easy mood from plant diet and reduction from numerous diseases.