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India has the world's largest number of vegetarians. [1] [2] Vegetarianism has been present in India since antiquity [3] although a non-vegetarian diet may be present even on the highest priest caste. [4] Many Indians who do not regularly follow a vegetarian diet may adopt one during religious festivals. [citation needed]
A Hindu, lacto-vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf. Vegetarianism is a dietary ideal among many Hindus, based on the concept of ahimsa—non-violence and compassion towards all beings. [1] It is also considered sattvic, associated with qualities such as goodness, balance, and serenity that are conducive to spiritual progress. [32] [33]
Vegetarian diets are categorized as lacto vegetarianism, ovo-lacto vegetarianism, and veganism in general. The reasons for being vegetarian include influence from friends and family members, concern about global warming, health issues and weight management, religion and mercy for animals, in descending order of significance. [111]
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"A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is as bad as an act of cruelty to a human being." – Hadith: Mishkat al-Masabih; Book 6; Chapter 7, 8:178 [85] "O sons of wisdom, do not turn your stomachs into graveyards for animals (Daiif Hadith)."
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Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. [1] [2] A person who practices vegetarianism is known as a vegetarian. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons.
The focus of animal welfare and rights debates in India has been on the treatment of cattle, since cows, unlike other animals, are considered to have a certain sacred status according to the majority of millions of Hindus (79.8%), Sikhs (1.7%), Buddhists (0.7%) and Jains (0.4%) living in India. [31]