⁣⁣Was meat usually consumed during Vedic times? Only Brahmins | Sanatana is Alive

⁣⁣Was meat usually consumed during Vedic times?

Only Brahmins abstained from the consumption of meat and other Rajasic / Tamasic products, while other Varnas influenced by Raja and Tama guna were allowed to consume meat. Only beef was strictly prohibited and other types of dirty meat such as pork were not consumed.

Animals (usually goats, chickens, pigeons, buffaloes) were killed through Vedic rituals and sacrifices, so that their souls were freed and the meat was purified.

Vegetarianism became popular and practiced only with the appearance of philosophies such as Jainism and Buddhism, which influenced the society. Today the majority of Hindus are Vegetarians and animal sacrifices are no longer commonly practiced, except in some local traditions.

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