Obviously I dunno if this is accurate, but I found it on one web site: According to Vedic texts, cattle was regularly eaten in India during the early, middle and late Vedic periods. According to historian Om Prakash, author Food and Drinks in Ancient India , oxen and barren cows were offered at rituals and eaten by priests; cows were eaten at marriage feasts; slaughterhouses existed; and the flesh of horses, rams, buffalo and probably birds were all eaten. In the later Vedic period, he wrote, oxen, big goats, and sterile cows were slaughtered and cows, sheep, goats and horses were offered as sacrifices.
The Ramayana and the Mahabharata have references to beef eating. There is also plenty of evidence—cattle bones with human teeth marks— from archeological digs. One religious text referred to beef as “the best kind of food” and quoted a 6th century B.C. Hindu sage as saying, “Some people do not eat cow meat. I do so, provided it’s tender.” The Mahabharata describes one king who was famous for slaughtering 2,000 cows a day and distributing meat and grain to Brahmin priests. In 2002, Dwijendra Narayan Jha, a historian at the University of Delhi, caused a big uproar when he asserted in his scholarly work, Holy Cow: Beef in Indian Dietary Traditions that ancient Hindus ate beef. After excerpts were released on the Internet and published in an Indian newspaper, his work was called “sheer blasphemy” by the World Hindu Council, copies were burned in front of his house, his publishers stopped printing the book and Jha had to be taken to work under the protection of police. Academics were surprised by the brouhaha. They saw the work as a simple historical survey that rehashed material that scholars had known for centuries. ________________________________ From: Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of Answering You are cracking me up MJ, with your 3 question marked question - why should you be so surprised? I AM serious - of course I don't have any actual experience of it since I have never owned cows or lived in the countryside, purely anecdotal. Not even sure how many do it, rich vs poor. I am sure it's more prevalent now and you need to balance that with the fact that cows are also abandoned and let loose once they are old because there may be Hindus that don't want to have them slaughtered yet think it's a burden to take care of them. It's only during the elections that politicians raise these issues - may be wipe out a few people of the other religion so they could mobilize their followers - not sure how often this happens now since I don't follow the news in India - but there were several incidents where Hindus and Muslims would kill each other during election time, but otherwise co-exist fine. Especially the Hindu Nationalist parties and the Islam based parties. And Gurus like Amma hobnob with Hindu Nationalist parties - it's disgusting. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >Are you serious? Hindus really sell their cows to the Muslims??? > > > > > > >________________________________ > From: Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 9:37 PM > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of Answering > > > > >Damn - a good question, not sure if I did - but then I can never do anything >wrong in her eyes. I think I cooked beef for my German Shepherd in India per >the vet's suggestion - she didn't mind as long as it wasn't her cooking and >was outside the house. My mom was very liberal. > > >Hindus are cool with Muslims eating beef, in fact hypocrites because they >would sell their cows to be slaughtered. > > > > > >On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> >>Did you ever tell your mom you ate those cheeseburgers? >> >>As to the affectation of white folk taking on like Indians I have seen it in >>various meditation guru movements like the Ananda people but it is really >>laughable sometimes in the TMO, especially when you see the TM Mother Divine >>interpretation of saris. >> >>Speaking of cheeseburgers, I always wondered how the Muslims in India get >>away with eating cow when that would seem to be a rather inflammatory thing >>to do in front of or near any Hindus. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> From: Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> >>To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >>Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:39 PM >>Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of Answering >> >> >> >> >>Oh yes you got mad at me Uncleji and my innocent, tender, fledgling >>lacto-ovo-vegetarian feelings were hurt. >> >> >>Anyway I did eat cheeseburgers for a while too, a long time ago though for a >>but I have a hard time digesting meat and yes totally spot on about making >>nutrition into a belief system - it's natural, the novelty of all those >>superficial lifestyle and beliefs when people get attracted to the Indian >>religion. My head reeled when I first went to see Amma and there were all >>these, apparently crazy white people dressed in white and Indian - it was >>both hilarious and shocking at the same time. >> >>On Apr 15, 2013, at 9:26 AM, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>>Who says I'm getting mad at you? But I also know that not all Indians >>>are vegetarians. My tantra guru wasn't. And it is said that >>>Maharishi's favorite dish was chicken tikka masala. I read a great >>>article in India Currents years ago about an Indian discovering and >>>loving cheeseburgers upon moving to the US. Ayurveda doesn't even >>>preclude the use of meat. White folks though are often into making >>>nutrition a belief system not what their body needs. As you can imagine >>>I'm really popular among the veganuts.:-D >>> >>>On 04/14/2013 11:35 PM, Ravi Chivukula wrote: >>>> Why are you getting mad at me Uncleji? I'm an eggetarian or if you would >>>> rather - lacto-ovo-vegetarian but Organic Milk, Yogurt and Organic Free >>>> Range Eggs - all at Trader Joe's Uncleji. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 04/14/2013 12:03 AM, Ravi Chivukula wrote: >>>>>> http://youtu.be/ILl3_jQNvsM >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> http://www.thedailymeal.com/please-dont-ask-any-your-vegetarian-friends-these >>>>>> LOL >>>>>> >>>>> How 'bout "do you understand biochemical individuality?" Or "why do you >>>>> look like a Seventh Day Adventist?" Or "do you want to go lift some >>>>> weights with me?" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >
