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  2. Diet in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Machher Jhol is a spicy fish stew, notably in Bengali and Odia cuisines in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. A significant portion of Hindus are non-vegetarians, [43] although even those who identify as non-vegetarian eat very little meat.

  3. Vegetarianism and religion - Wikipedia

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    Prior to this, in the Golden age of mankind in the days of the great Aryan Kings, man did not eat meat. Zoroastrian text Vidēvdād (4:48) praises eating meat. [93] The Pahlavi scriptures state that in the final stages of the world, when the final Saviour Saoshyant arrives, man will become more spiritual and gradually give up meat eating.

  4. Matsya - Wikipedia

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    'fish') is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. [2] Often described as the first of Vishnu's ten primary avatars, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man, Manu, from a great deluge. [3] Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish, often golden in color, or anthropomorphically with the torso of Vishnu connected to the rear half of a fish.

  5. Cattle in religion and mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu god Krishna is often shown with cows listening to his music. The calf is compared with the dawn, in Hinduism.Here, with a sadhu.. Many ancient and medieval Hindu texts debate the rationale for a voluntary stop to cow slaughter and the pursuit of vegetarianism as a part of a general abstention from violence against others and all killing of animals.

  6. Animal sacrifice in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The Vaishnava sect dedicated to the god Vishnu, which the majority of Hindus follow, prohibits animal sacrifice. [56] Ahobilam in Andhra Pradesh , is the centre of worship of Narasimha , the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu , to whom the nine Hindu temples and other shrines are all dedicated.

  7. Makara - Wikipedia

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    Some traditional account also links the Makara to the water monitor as both has body parts (example: jaws, meat etc.) which are stated to possess aphrodisiac properties. [14] Makara has been depicted typically as half mammal and half fish. In many temples, the depiction is in the form of half fish or seal with head of an elephant.

  8. Lab-grown meat doesn’t involve slaughter. Does that mean it’s ...

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    The USDA gave two brands, Good Meat and Upside Foods, the green light last week to start producing and selling lab-grown, or cultivated, chicken in the United States. But is that kosher, literally?

  9. Moral status of animals in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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    In the opening chapters of Genesis, human beings are not permitted to eat meat at all, though after the Flood, meat-eating was permitted within certain limits. [10] The Jewish oral tradition developed the principle of Tza'ar ba'alei chayim, forbidding inflicting unnecessary pain on animals. This concept was accepted by the Talmud (Bava Metzia ...