INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

BUDDHISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
concerning food-discipline of the Buddhists Sramanas, the Buddhist monks, were permitted to
A
1, 2 & 3
B
3 & 4
C
l & 2
D
1, 2 & 4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Every morning monks walk through the streets to receive food donated by lay people, Buddhism practitioners, this routine is called Round of Alms. After that, they return to the temple to share the meal between themselves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primarily, the Buddhist diet is based on three dietary aspects-vegetarianism, alcohol restriction and fasting. In Buddhism, harming or killing animals is a great sin. So, they generally follow a lacto-vegetarianism diet. So, they can consume dairy products but not eggs, meat, fish, etc.

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