On Apr 20, 2005, at 4:28 PM, L B Shriver wrote:
> If I remember correctly (always an iffy proposition) from previous > research: Tibet's climate > and geography make vegetarianism more or less impossible. Buddhists > are prohibited > from killing, but not from eating dead flesh. There is a special > butcher caste to deal with > this. > > Corrections and further elaborations are welcomed. Sounds right to me. Vegetarianism is a carryover from the Jains IIRC. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/