Tibetan Buddhism - Sharing the Teachings with Love: Interview with Venerated Reverend Acharya Sonam Dorje Rinpoche

Many of the most highly-respected Tibetan Buddhist lamas are veg advocates.Sonam Dorje shared with us why he choose vegan diet."We are followers of the Buddha.The Buddha was full of love and mercy for all sentient beings.As followers,killing makes us feel uncomfortable,and causes deviation from the heart.Being vegan has many benefits for our health and the environment.So we choose vegan lifestyle.It doesn’t matter if it’s the practitioners,or general Buddhist followers.Love lives and keep vegan diet we will have great merit,and will be liberated from the sufferings of the three realms.Cherishing lives has boundless merit."