Jainas are not necessarily vegans.
Although the nation of India checks out for vegetarianism. One wonders what that collective moment of culture was that a whole group of people decided that meat eating was not going to be a part of their lifestyle.
Although the nation of India checks out for vegetarianism. One wonders what that collective moment of culture was that a whole group of people decided that meat eating was not going to be a part of their lifestyle.
Giving up Tamas food (meat, garlic, onion etc.,) is the first set of rules to follow on a spiritual journey.
once a family starts on this path, the behavior permeates to next generation automatically.
even though my family allowed me to eat meat, i started & stopped within a year because of ethical reasons (and not spiritual reasons).