Yes - It is complex - were you the eater or the eaten? It's an interesting moral quandry.
Some streams of Buddhism say that it's ok to eat animals as long as the animal was not specifically killed intentionally for you. Some streams (especially in Thailand) say that it's ok to eat meat, but not on specific holy days (such as Vesak etc).. Some say that to be Buddhist means no meat at all.. same with Hindus - there are some who make sure that everything is "strictly vegetarian"... it goes on and on...
But I guess it is up to the individual involved really... I suppose if an enlightened person may not choose to eat meat on compassionate grounds.. but how many enlightened people do you actually meet..?
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Some streams of Buddhism say that it's ok to eat animals as long as the animal was not specifically killed intentionally for you. Some streams (especially in Thailand) say that it's ok to eat meat, but not on specific holy days (such as Vesak etc).. Some say that to be Buddhist means no meat at all.. same with Hindus - there are some who make sure that everything is "strictly vegetarian"... it goes on and on...
But I guess it is up to the individual involved really... I suppose if an enlightened person may not choose to eat meat on compassionate grounds.. but how many enlightened people do you actually meet..?