Vegetarianism in Religions I: Bahai, Buddhism

http://www.suprememastertv.com/ This video shows quotes from the Bahai Faith and from Buddhism about Vegetarianism.

If we, humankind, have wisdom and can discriminate between the good and bad,we should consider:to be human means to kill not and to NOT HAVE THE HEART TO EAT THE MEAT, BONE,AND THE BLOOD OF SENTIENT BEINGS.
~ The Book of Truth

We should learn to EAT VEGETABLES AND FRUITS and let our mind free, so we may become God, Buddha.
~ The Book of Truth

If you know the animals were killed for meat, but we still eat, were already committing the sin of killing.
If because of us, the animals are killed, then the sin belongs to us and the soul of the dead will resent us, not the killer.

If we are willing to eat that meat, that shows that we are cruel and ruthless! Therefore, only a ruthless heart can eat meat or that meat eaters have a ruthless heart.
~ The Book of Truth

BUDDHISM

EATING MEAT DESTROYS THE SEED OF COMPASSION and a meat eaters every action will terrify all beings due to their bodily scent of meat.
~ Mahaparinirvana Sutra

I stipulate that you SHOULD NOT EVEN EAT MEAT blameless in the three respects.
Even those meats other than the ten [previously forbidden] kinds should be abandoned.
The meat of corpses should also be abandoned.

All creatures can recognize a person who eats meat and, when they catch the odor,they are frightened by the terror of death.

Wherever that person roams, the beings in the waters, on dry land or in the sky are frightened.
Thinking that they will be killed by that person,they even swoon or die.

For these reasons, BODHISATTVA-MAHASATTVAS (GREAT SAINTS)DO NOT EAT MEAT.
Even though they may appear to eat meat on account of those to be converted, since they do not actually eat ordinary food then how much less so meat!
~ Mahaparinirvana Sutra

Monks, a householder follower should not engage in five types of business.
Which five?
Business in weapons,
business in human beings,
BUSINESS IN MEAT,
business in intoxicants,
and business in poison.
~ Vanijja Sutta

Ananda, if living beings in the six worlds of existence cease to kill they will not be subject to the continual round of births and deaths.
How then can those who practice great compassion feed on the flesh and blood of living beings?
~ Surangama Sutra

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[hdhatt05]

Sikhs don't eat meat either

[d1d1200]

agree.. i think god here refers to DEVATA beings.. which they trained enough to gain that level

[Quy4life]

No offense but what it stated from Buddhism is wrong. No such thing stated that we eat food and grain to become god. And what is this book of truth? There is sutra.