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Tibetan teacher recounts decades-long push for vegetarianism in monasteries, urges practical steps for Western audiences
Summary
Geshe la described his personal conversion to vegetarianism after witnessing slaughterhouse conditions, detailed steps taken to reduce meat consumption in Gelugpa monasteries and encouraged Western attendees to begin by eliminating meat.
Geshe la recounted a decades-long campaign to reduce meat consumption in Tibetan monastic communities and urged practical, incremental steps for Western audiences to reduce harm to animals.
He said his commitment began after visiting a local slaughterhouse in the 1980s and that initial steps included persuading an abbot to ban meat inside the main temple. "He made the announcement that from today on, that is not permitted. He said, no meat inside and…
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