There are like two kinds of buddhism. the lesser and the greater The greater is found mostly in Vietnam,China n Korea. The lesser are centralized around South-east Asia, around Vietnam. The greaters teach vegetarian lifestylkes, and the lesser doesn't. i was locked up with an ex Buddhist and photographer spent 8 months with him living with me. He says there would be no way for him to survive as a buddhist in a modern society like the us. He would not be able to care for the family that he had created. also about the meat thing. something along the lines of. if it was not killed specifically for him then it is ok to consume. also if karma made him a cow and me a man who like beef then thats the way it is. i remember that almost verbatim.some shit about reality